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#656D36

#656d36 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d36 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.46% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 68.73°, with 33.74% saturation and 31.96% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #656d36
  2. #3e366d

Split complementary

  1. #656d36
  2. #36496d
  3. #59366d

Analogous

  1. #6d5936
  2. #656d36
  3. #496d36

Triadic

  1. #656d36
  2. #36656d
  3. #6d3665

Tetradic

  1. #656d36
  2. #366d3e
  3. #3e366d
  4. #6d3665

Square

  1. #656d36
  2. #366d59
  3. #3e366d
  4. #6d3649

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e07
  2. #363a1d
  3. #656d36
  4. #94a04f
  5. #b5bf7d

Shades

#656d36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d36
  2. #5b6231
  3. #51572b
  4. #474c26
  5. #3d4120
  6. #33371b
  7. #282c16
  8. #1e2110
  9. #14160b
  10. #0a0b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d36
  2. #747c4a
  3. #848a5e
  4. #939972
  5. #a3a786
  6. #b2b69b
  7. #c1c5af
  8. #d1d3c3
  9. #e0e2d7
  10. #f0f0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d36
  2. #686f3d
  3. #6a7145
  4. #6d734c
  5. #707554
  6. #73775b
  7. #757862
  8. #787a6a
  9. #7b7c71
  10. #7d7e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746831 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6860 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6a33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6b38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686a52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d36 {
  color: #656d36;
}
Background
.bg-656d36 {
  background-color: #656d36;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d36 {
  border: 2px solid #656d36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 34% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d36, #496d36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 54 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.38 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.11 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.24 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.58 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.69 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.39 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 13.22 #9a92c9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d36  rgb(101, 109, 54)  hsl(69, 34%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green
#3e366d  rgb(62, 54, 109)  hsl(249, 34%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#36656d  rgb(54, 101, 109)  hsl(189, 34%, 32%)  Teal Blue
#6d3665  rgb(109, 54, 101)  hsl(309, 34%, 32%)  Byzantium