What color is #56644E?

#56644E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56644E?

The RGB value is 86, 100, 78: 86 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56644E?

The complementary color is #5C4E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56644E?

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.

#56644E color

#56644E rgb(86, 100, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #56644E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 39.2% green and 30.6% blue (86, 100, 78).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#56644E color codes

HEX	`#56644E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 100, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 39.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 22%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, -9.93, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 14.63, 132.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.77, 11.643, 8.939)`
Decimal	`5661774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56644E, 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 #56644E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56644E 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 #56644E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56644e; }
.text { color: #56644e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56644e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 100 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56644e, #4e6451); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #56644E?: #56644E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56644E?: The RGB value is 86, 100, 78: 86 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56644E?: The complementary color is #5C4E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56644E?: 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.