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#656D49

#656d49 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.03% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 19.78% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #656d49
  2. #51496d

Split complementary

  1. #656d49
  2. #49536d
  3. #63496d

Analogous

  1. #6d6349
  2. #656d49
  3. #536d49

Triadic

  1. #656d49
  2. #49656d
  3. #6d4965

Tetradic

  1. #656d49
  2. #496d51
  3. #51496d
  4. #6d4965

Square

  1. #656d49
  2. #496d63
  3. #51496d
  4. #6d4953

Monochromatic

  1. #10110c
  2. #3b3f2a
  3. #656d49
  4. #8f9a68
  5. #b1b996

Shades

#656d49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d49
  2. #5b6242
  3. #51573a
  4. #474c33
  5. #3d412c
  6. #333725
  7. #282c1d
  8. #1e2116
  9. #14160f
  10. #0a0b07
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d49
  2. #747c5b
  3. #848a6d
  4. #939980
  5. #a3a792
  6. #b2b6a4
  7. #c1c5b6
  8. #d1d3c8
  9. #e0e2db
  10. #f0f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d49
  2. #686f4f
  3. #6a7154
  4. #6d735a
  5. #70755f
  6. #737765
  7. #75786a
  8. #787a70
  9. #7b7c75
  10. #7d7e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726947 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71694b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6b48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6b4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676b5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d49 {
  color: #656d49;
}
Background
.bg-656d49 {
  background-color: #656d49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d49 {
  border: 2px solid #656d49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 20% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d49, #536d49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 73 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.97 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.36 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.49 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.64 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.94 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.97 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.48 #9a92b6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d49  rgb(101, 109, 73)  hsl(73, 20%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#51496d  rgb(81, 73, 109)  hsl(253, 20%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#49656d  rgb(73, 101, 109)  hsl(193, 20%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#6d4965  rgb(109, 73, 101)  hsl(313, 20%, 36%)  Eggplant