What color is #566664?

#566664 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 #566664?

The RGB value is 86, 102, 100: 86 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566664?

The complementary color is #665658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566664 color

#566664 rgb(86, 102, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566664 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 40% green and 39.2% blue (86, 102, 100).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% 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 6.03:1).

#566664 color codes

HEX	`#566664`
RGB	`rgb(86, 102, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 40%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.85, -6.5, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.85, 6.56, 187.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.889, 12.401, 13.874)`
Decimal	`5662308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566664, 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 #566664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #566664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566664; }
.text { color: #566664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 102 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566664, #566066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566664?: #566664 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 #566664?: The RGB value is 86, 102, 100: 86 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566664?: The complementary color is #665658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.