#656253

Color #656253

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#656253

RGB

rgb(101, 98, 83)

HSL

hsl(50, 9.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 17.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 17.8%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(41.42, -1.66, 8.98)

LCH

lch(41.42, 9.13, 100.47)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.0234, 97.85)

HWB

hwb(50, 32.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#535665

Analogous

#655953

#656253

#5f6553

Triadic

#656253

#536562

#625365

Split-complementary

#656253

#535f65

#595365

Tetradic

#656253

#566553

#535665

#625365

Square

#656253

#536559

#535665

#65535f

Shades

Color #656253 mixed toward black.

#545245

#434137

#33312a

#22211c

#11100e

Tints

Color #656253 mixed toward white.

#837f6c

#9d9988

#b6b3a6

#ceccc3

#e7e6e1

Tones

Color #656253 mixed toward gray.

#646155

#626056

#615f58

#5f5e59

#5e5d5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.43:1

White text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646457 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#646458 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#655a5b · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656253]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#656253 (#656253) is rgb(101, 98, 83) in RGB.

No, #656253 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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