What color is #566661?

#566661 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566661?

The RGB value is 86, 102, 97: 86 red, 102 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566661?

The complementary color is #66565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566661 color

#566661 rgb(86, 102, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566661 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 40% green and 38% blue (86, 102, 97).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#566661 color codes

HEX	`#566661`
RGB	`rgb(86, 102, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 40%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, -7.18, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 7.22, 173.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.746, 12.344, 13.123)`
Decimal	`5662305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566661, 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 #566661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #566661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566661; }
.text { color: #566661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 102 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566661, #566366); }

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Questions

What color is #566661?: #566661 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566661?: The RGB value is 86, 102, 97: 86 red, 102 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566661?: The complementary color is #66565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.