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#656D37

#656d37 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.54% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 68.89°, with 32.93% saturation and 32.16% 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 4.4.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1398

Complementary

  1. #656d37
  2. #3f376d

Split complementary

  1. #656d37
  2. #374a6d
  3. #5a376d

Analogous

  1. #6d5a37
  2. #656d37
  3. #4a6d37

Triadic

  1. #656d37
  2. #37656d
  3. #6d3765

Tetradic

  1. #656d37
  2. #376d3f
  3. #3f376d
  4. #6d3765

Square

  1. #656d37
  2. #376d5a
  3. #3f376d
  4. #6d374a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e07
  2. #363a1d
  3. #656d37
  4. #94a051
  5. #b5be7f

Shades

#656d37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d37
  2. #5b6232
  3. #51572c
  4. #474c27
  5. #3d4121
  6. #33371c
  7. #282c16
  8. #1e2111
  9. #14160b
  10. #0a0b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d37
  2. #747c4b
  3. #848a5f
  4. #939973
  5. #a3a787
  6. #b2b69b
  7. #c1c5af
  8. #d1d3c3
  9. #e0e2d7
  10. #f0f0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d37
  2. #686f3e
  3. #6a7146
  4. #6d734d
  5. #707554
  6. #73775c
  7. #757863
  8. #787a6a
  9. #7b7c71
  10. #7d7e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736832 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73693a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6860 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6a34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6b39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686a53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d37 {
  color: #656d37;
}
Background
.bg-656d37 {
  background-color: #656d37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d37 {
  border: 2px solid #656d37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 33% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d37, #4a6d37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 55 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.40 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.05 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.24 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.64 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.82 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.55 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 13.12 #9a92c8 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d37  rgb(101, 109, 55)  hsl(69, 33%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green
#3f376d  rgb(63, 55, 109)  hsl(249, 33%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#37656d  rgb(55, 101, 109)  hsl(189, 33%, 32%)  Teal Blue
#6d3765  rgb(109, 55, 101)  hsl(309, 33%, 32%)  Byzantium