What color is #56594A?

#56594A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56594A?

The RGB value is 86, 89, 74: 86 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56594A?

The complementary color is #4D4A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56594A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56594A color

#56594A rgb(86, 89, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56594A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.9% green and 29% blue (86, 89, 74).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#56594A color codes

HEX	`#56594A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 89, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, -4.21, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 9.3, 116.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.646, 9.618, 7.878)`
Decimal	`5658954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56594A, 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 #56594A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56594A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #56594A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56594a; }
.text { color: #56594a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56594a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 89 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56594a, #4f594a); }

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Questions

What color is #56594A?: #56594A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56594A?: The RGB value is 86, 89, 74: 86 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56594A?: The complementary color is #4D4A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56594A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.