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#656b01 color: Brownish Green

#656b01 is rgb(101, 107, 1) in RGB and oklch(50.54% 0.11285 113.581) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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63°
100%

50.5%
0.113
114°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #656b01

#656b01 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 114°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.74:1 contrast and black text 3.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brownish Green (#6a6e09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #656b01 mixed with white

  1. 656b01
  2. 73792b
  3. 818745
  4. 90965d
  5. 9fa473
  6. aeb38a
  7. bec2a1
  8. ced1b8
  9. dee0d0
  10. eef0e7

Darker: #656b01 mixed with black

  1. 656b01
  2. 575c01
  3. 494e01
  4. 3c3f00
  5. 2f3200
  6. 222500
  7. 171800
  8. 0c0d00
  9. 030400
  10. 000000

Calmer: #656b01 with less saturation

  1. 656b01
  2. 656b19
  3. 656a27
  4. 646a31
  5. 64693a
  6. 646942
  7. 64684a
  8. 646751
  9. 646658
  10. 64665e

Questions about #656b01

What color is #656b01?

#656b01 is bright lime. The closest named color is Brownish Green. In RGB it is rgb(101, 107, 1), in HSL hsl(63.4, 98.15%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.54% 0.11285 113.581).

What colors go well with #656b01?

The complementary color of #656b01 is #69569f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #835d00 and #387537. The triadic partners are #006e9b and #95466a.

Is white or black text more readable on #656b01?

White text reads better on #656b01: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and black gives 3.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #656b01 a warm or cool color?

#656b01 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.113.