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#656D4E

#656d4e ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#656d4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.44% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 75.48°, with 16.58% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 8.27.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1425

Complementary

  1. #656d4e
  2. #564e6d

Split complementary

  1. #656d4e
  2. #4e566d
  3. #664e6d

Analogous

  1. #6d664e
  2. #656d4e
  3. #566d4e

Triadic

  1. #656d4e
  2. #4e656d
  3. #6d4e65

Tetradic

  1. #656d4e
  2. #4e6d56
  3. #564e6d
  4. #6d4e65

Square

  1. #656d4e
  2. #4e6d66
  3. #564e6d
  4. #6d4e56

Monochromatic

  1. #12140e
  2. #3c402e
  3. #656d4e
  4. #8e986f
  5. #b1b89c

Shades

#656d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d4e
  2. #5b6246
  3. #51573e
  4. #474c37
  5. #3d412f
  6. #333727
  7. #282c1f
  8. #1e2117
  9. #141610
  10. #0a0b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d4e
  2. #747c60
  3. #848a71
  4. #939983
  5. #a3a795
  6. #b2b6a7
  7. #c1c5b8
  8. #d1d3ca
  9. #e0e2dc
  10. #f0f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d4e
  2. #686f53
  3. #6a7158
  4. #6d735d
  5. #707562
  6. #737767
  7. #75786c
  8. #787a71
  9. #7b7c76
  10. #7d7e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716a4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706a4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6b4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676b5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d4e {
  color: #656d4e;
}
Background
.bg-656d4e {
  background-color: #656d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d4e {
  border: 2px solid #656d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d4e, #566d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 78 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.27 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.06 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.47 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.31 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.04 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 12.05 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.20 #9a92b1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d4e  rgb(101, 109, 78)  hsl(75, 17%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#564e6d  rgb(86, 78, 109)  hsl(255, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant
#4e656d  rgb(78, 101, 109)  hsl(195, 17%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#6d4e65  rgb(109, 78, 101)  hsl(315, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant