Recognised as Colour
#656A39
- #656A39
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#656A39 is a yellow with RGB values 101, 106, 57 and HSL 66°, 30%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#656A39#656A39
HEX#656A39
RGBrgb(101, 106, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4157, 0.2235
RGB percentages39.6%, 41.6%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(66.1, 30.1%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.1, 46.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK4.7%, 0%, 46.2%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,646,329
CSS custom property--colour: #656A39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#9A95C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E396A
Analogous#6A5739, #4C6A39
Triadic#39656A, #6A3965
Split complementary#394D6A, #57396A
Tetradic#396A56, #3E396A, #6A394D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R101
G106
B57
Red101 (39.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue66.12°
Saturation (HSL)30.06%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 65 · G 6A · B 39
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