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#656d08 color: Brownish Green

#656d08 is rgb(101, 109, 8) in RGB and oklch(51.063% 0.11259 114.772) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

51.1%
0.113
115°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #656d08

#656d08 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.61:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brownish Green (#6a6e09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #656d08 mixed with white

  1. 656d08
  2. 737b2e
  3. 818947
  4. 90975e
  5. 9fa675
  6. aeb48c
  7. bec3a2
  8. ced2b9
  9. dee1d0
  10. eef0e7

Darker: #656d08 mixed with black

  1. 656d08
  2. 575e06
  3. 494f04
  4. 3c4103
  5. 2f3302
  6. 222601
  7. 171901
  8. 0c0d00
  9. 030400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #656d08 with less saturation

  1. 656d08
  2. 656d1d
  3. 656c2a
  4. 656c34
  5. 656b3c
  6. 656a44
  7. 656a4c
  8. 656953
  9. 666859
  10. 666760

Questions about #656d08

What color is #656d08?

#656d08 is bright lime. The closest named color is Brownish Green. In RGB it is rgb(101, 109, 8), in HSL hsl(64.75, 86.32%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.063% 0.11259 114.772).

What colors go well with #656d08?

The complementary color of #656d08 is #6b57a0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #846000 and #37773b. The triadic partners are #006f9d and #97486a.

Is white or black text more readable on #656d08?

White text reads better on #656d08: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #656d08 a warm or cool color?

#656d08 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.113.