#656c56

Color #656c56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#656c56

RGB

rgb(101, 108, 86)

HSL

hsl(79.1, 11.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(79.1, 20.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 20.4%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(44.47, -6.98, 11.44)

LCH

lch(44.47, 13.4, 121.39)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0345, 121.99)

HWB

hwb(79.1, 33.7%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d566c

Analogous

#6c6856

#656c56

#5a6c56

Triadic

#656c56

#56656c

#6c5665

Split-complementary

#656c56

#565a6c

#68566c

Tetradic

#656c56

#566c5d

#5d566c

#6c5665

Square

#656c56

#566c68

#5d566c

#6c565a

Shades

Color #656c56 mixed toward black.

#545a48

#434839

#32362b

#22241d

#11120e

Tints

Color #656c56 mixed toward white.

#80896d

#9aa28a

#b3b9a7

#ccd0c4

#e6e8e2

Tones

Color #656c56 mixed toward gray.

#646a58

#64685a

#63665b

#62655d

#62635f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68685c · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#68675d · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#656061 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #656c56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656c56]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#656c56 (#656c56) is rgb(101, 108, 86) in RGB.

No, #656c56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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