What color is #566544?

#566544 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566544?

The RGB value is 86, 101, 68: 86 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566544?

The complementary color is #534465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566544 color

#566544 rgb(86, 101, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #566544 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 39.6% green and 26.7% blue (86, 101, 68).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#566544 color codes

HEX	`#566544`
RGB	`rgb(86, 101, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 39.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, -12.25, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 20.84, 125.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.535, 11.703, 7.224)`
Decimal	`5662020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566544, 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 #566544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #566544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566544; }
.text { color: #566544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 101 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566544, #466544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #566544?: #566544 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566544?: The RGB value is 86, 101, 68: 86 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566544?: The complementary color is #534465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.