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#656D0E

#656d0e ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d0e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.16% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 65.05°, with 77.24% saturation and 24.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #656d0e
  2. #160e6d

Split complementary

  1. #656d0e
  2. #0e366d
  3. #460e6d

Analogous

  1. #6d460e
  2. #656d0e
  3. #366d0e

Triadic

  1. #656d0e
  2. #0e656d
  3. #6d0e65

Tetradic

  1. #656d0e
  2. #0e6d16
  3. #160e6d
  4. #6d0e65

Square

  1. #656d0e
  2. #0e6d46
  3. #160e6d
  4. #6d0e36

Monochromatic

  1. #111202
  2. #262905
  3. #656d0e
  4. #a4b117
  5. #d5e430

Shades

#656d0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d0e
  2. #5b620d
  3. #51570b
  4. #474c0a
  5. #3d4108
  6. #333707
  7. #282c06
  8. #1e2104
  9. #141603
  10. #0a0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d0e
  2. #747c26
  3. #848a3e
  4. #939956
  5. #a3a76e
  6. #b2b687
  7. #c1c59f
  8. #d1d3b7
  9. #e0e2cf
  10. #f0f0e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d0e
  2. #686f19
  3. #6a7125
  4. #6d7330
  5. #70753c
  6. #737747
  7. #757852
  8. #787a5e
  9. #7b7c69
  10. #7d7e75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756818 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c665c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6a15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #696949 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d0e {
  color: #656d0e;
}
Background
.bg-656d0e {
  background-color: #656d0e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d0e {
  border: 2px solid #656d0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 77% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d0e, #366d0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 14 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.74 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.84 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.76 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.30 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.23 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.64 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.71 #9a92f1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d0e  rgb(101, 109, 14)  hsl(65, 77%, 24%)  Dark Olive Green
#160e6d  rgb(22, 14, 109)  hsl(245, 77%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#0e656d  rgb(14, 101, 109)  hsl(185, 77%, 24%)  Myrtle Green
#6d0e65  rgb(109, 14, 101)  hsl(305, 77%, 24%)  Byzantium