What color is #56675A?

#56675A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56675A?

The RGB value is 86, 103, 90: 86 red, 103 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56675A?

The complementary color is #675663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56675A?

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.

#56675A color

#56675A rgb(86, 103, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56675A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 40.4% green and 35.3% blue (86, 103, 90).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#56675A color codes

HEX	`#56675A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 103, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 40.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, -9.28, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 10.64, 150.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.533, 12.417, 11.513)`
Decimal	`5662554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56675A, 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 #56675A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56675A 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 #56675A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56675a; }
.text { color: #56675a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56675a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 103 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56675a, #566763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #56675A?: #56675A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56675A?: The RGB value is 86, 103, 90: 86 red, 103 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56675A?: The complementary color is #675663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56675A?: 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.