What color is #56502F?

#56502F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56502F?

The RGB value is 86, 80, 47: 86 red, 80 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56502F?

The complementary color is #2F3556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56502F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56502F color

#56502F rgb(86, 80, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #56502F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.4% green and 18.4% blue (86, 80, 47).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#56502F color codes

HEX	`#56502F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 80, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, -2.98, 20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 20.54, 98.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.22, 7.921, 3.837)`
Decimal	`5656623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56502F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56502F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56502F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56502F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56502f; }
.text { color: #56502f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56502f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 80 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56502f, #49562f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #56502F?: #56502F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56502F?: The RGB value is 86, 80, 47: 86 red, 80 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56502F?: The complementary color is #2F3556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56502F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.