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#656D22

#656d22 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d22 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.81% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 66.4°, with 52.45% saturation and 28.04% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #656d22
  2. #2a226d

Split complementary

  1. #656d22
  2. #22406d
  3. #50226d

Analogous

  1. #6d5022
  2. #656d22
  3. #406d22

Triadic

  1. #656d22
  2. #22656d
  3. #6d2265

Tetradic

  1. #656d22
  2. #226d2a
  3. #2a226d
  4. #6d2265

Square

  1. #656d22
  2. #226d50
  3. #2a226d
  4. #6d2240

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1005
  2. #2f3310
  3. #656d22
  4. #9ba734
  5. #c0cc5c

Shades

#656d22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d22
  2. #5b621f
  3. #51571b
  4. #474c18
  5. #3d4114
  6. #333711
  7. #282c0e
  8. #1e210a
  9. #141607
  10. #0a0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d22
  2. #747c38
  3. #848a4e
  4. #939964
  5. #a3a77a
  6. #b2b691
  7. #c1c5a7
  8. #d1d3bd
  9. #e0e2d3
  10. #f0f0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d22
  2. #686f2b
  3. #6a7135
  4. #6d733e
  5. #707548
  6. #737751
  7. #75785a
  8. #787a64
  9. #7b7c6d
  10. #7d7e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756718 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c675e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6a25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69694c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d22 {
  color: #656d22;
}
Background
.bg-656d22 {
  background-color: #656d22;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d22 {
  border: 2px solid #656d22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 52% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d22, #406d22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 34 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.79 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.45 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.96 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.03 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.05 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.94 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.71 #9a92dd Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d22  rgb(101, 109, 34)  hsl(66, 52%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green
#2a226d  rgb(42, 34, 109)  hsl(246, 52%, 28%)  Midnight Blue
#22656d  rgb(34, 101, 109)  hsl(186, 52%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#6d2265  rgb(109, 34, 101)  hsl(306, 52%, 28%)  Byzantium