What color is #56685B?

#56685B 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 #56685B?

The RGB value is 86, 104, 91: 86 red, 104 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56685B?

The complementary color is #685663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56685B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56685B color

#56685B rgb(86, 104, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56685B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 40.8% green and 35.7% blue (86, 104, 91).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#56685B color codes

HEX	`#56685B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 104, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 40.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, -9.65, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 10.9, 152.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.676, 12.634, 11.772)`
Decimal	`5662811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56685B, 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 #56685B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56685B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #56685B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56685b; }
.text { color: #56685b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56685b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 104 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56685b, #566864); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #56685B?: #56685B 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 #56685B?: The RGB value is 86, 104, 91: 86 red, 104 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56685B?: The complementary color is #685663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56685B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.