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#656D2C

#656d2c ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.63% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 67.38°, with 42.48% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #656d2c
  2. #342c6d

Split complementary

  1. #656d2c
  2. #2c456d
  3. #542c6d

Analogous

  1. #6d542c
  2. #656d2c
  3. #456d2c

Triadic

  1. #656d2c
  2. #2c656d
  3. #6d2c65

Tetradic

  1. #656d2c
  2. #2c6d34
  3. #342c6d
  4. #6d2c65

Square

  1. #656d2c
  2. #2c6d54
  3. #342c6d
  4. #6d2c45

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f06
  2. #333616
  3. #656d2c
  4. #98a342
  5. #bac46e

Shades

#656d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d2c
  2. #5b6228
  3. #515723
  4. #474c1f
  5. #3d411a
  6. #333716
  7. #282c12
  8. #1e210d
  9. #141609
  10. #0a0b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d2c
  2. #747c41
  3. #848a56
  4. #93996b
  5. #a3a780
  6. #b2b696
  7. #c1c5ab
  8. #d1d3c0
  9. #e0e2d5
  10. #f0f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d2c
  2. #686f34
  3. #6a713d
  4. #6d7345
  5. #70754e
  6. #737756
  7. #75785e
  8. #787a67
  9. #7b7c6f
  10. #7d7e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746825 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746930 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b675f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6a28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6a2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69694f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d2c {
  color: #656d2c;
}
Background
.bg-656d2c {
  background-color: #656d2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d2c {
  border: 2px solid #656d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 42% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d2c, #456d2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 44 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.79 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.28 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.48 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.93 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.64 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.00 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.07 #9a92d3 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d2c  rgb(101, 109, 44)  hsl(67, 42%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#342c6d  rgb(52, 44, 109)  hsl(247, 42%, 30%)  Midnight Blue
#2c656d  rgb(44, 101, 109)  hsl(187, 42%, 30%)  Teal Blue
#6d2c65  rgb(109, 44, 101)  hsl(307, 42%, 30%)  Byzantium