#656A42
Hunter Green · medium warm green
About #656A42
With the hex code #656A42, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 42% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Hunter Green and Fern — a ΔE of 16.8 — followed by Fern. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #47426A, a prussian blue shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.69:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.69:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #656A42?
With the hex code #656A42, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 42% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #656A42?
Use white text. White on #656A42 has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #656A42?
Its complementary colour is #47426A, and analogous partners are #6A5B42 and #516A42.