What color is #56635A?

#56635A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56635A?

The RGB value is 86, 99, 90: 86 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56635A?

The complementary color is #63565F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56635A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56635A color

#56635A rgb(86, 99, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56635A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 38.8% green and 35.3% blue (86, 99, 90).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#56635A color codes

HEX	`#56635A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 99, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 38.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 13%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, -6.96, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 7.76, 153.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.145, 11.64, 11.383)`
Decimal	`5661530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56635A, 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 #56635A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56635A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #56635A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56635a; }
.text { color: #56635a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56635a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 99 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56635a, #566361); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #56635A?: #56635A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56635A?: The RGB value is 86, 99, 90: 86 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56635A?: The complementary color is #63565F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56635A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.