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#656D52

#656d52 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#656d52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.77% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 77.78°, with 14.14% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 9.45.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1431

Complementary

  1. #656d52
  2. #5a526d

Split complementary

  1. #656d52
  2. #52576d
  3. #68526d

Analogous

  1. #6d6852
  2. #656d52
  3. #576d52

Triadic

  1. #656d52
  2. #52656d
  3. #6d5265

Tetradic

  1. #656d52
  2. #526d5a
  3. #5a526d
  4. #6d5265

Square

  1. #656d52
  2. #526d68
  3. #5a526d
  4. #6d5257

Monochromatic

  1. #141610
  2. #3d4131
  3. #656d52
  4. #8d9775
  5. #b1b8a0

Shades

#656d52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d52
  2. #5b624a
  3. #515742
  4. #474c39
  5. #3d4131
  6. #333729
  7. #282c21
  8. #1e2119
  9. #141610
  10. #0a0b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d52
  2. #747c63
  3. #848a75
  4. #939986
  5. #a3a797
  6. #b2b6a9
  7. #c1c5ba
  8. #d1d3cb
  9. #e0e2dc
  10. #f0f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d52
  2. #686f57
  3. #6a715b
  4. #6d7360
  5. #707564
  6. #737769
  7. #75786e
  8. #787a72
  9. #7b7c77
  10. #7d7e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706a50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6a53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #676a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6b51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6b53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666b5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d52 {
  color: #656d52;
}
Background
.bg-656d52 {
  background-color: #656d52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d52 {
  border: 2px solid #656d52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 14% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d52, #576d52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 82 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 9.45 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.55 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.82 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.47 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.81 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 12.11 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 12.34 #9a92ad Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d52  rgb(101, 109, 82)  hsl(78, 14%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#5a526d  rgb(90, 82, 109)  hsl(258, 14%, 37%)  Old Lavender
#52656d  rgb(82, 101, 109)  hsl(198, 14%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#6d5265  rgb(109, 82, 101)  hsl(318, 14%, 37%)  Eggplant