What color is #56695A?

#56695A 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 #56695A?

The RGB value is 86, 105, 90: 86 red, 105 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56695A?

The complementary color is #695665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56695A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56695A color

#56695A rgb(86, 105, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56695A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.2% green and 35.3% blue (86, 105, 90).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#56695A color codes

HEX	`#56695A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 105, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, -10.43, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 12.07, 149.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.734, 12.82, 11.58)`
Decimal	`5663066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56695A, 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 #56695A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56695A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #56695A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56695a; }
.text { color: #56695a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56695a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 105 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56695a, #566964); }

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Questions

What color is #56695A?: #56695A 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 #56695A?: The RGB value is 86, 105, 90: 86 red, 105 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56695A?: The complementary color is #695665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56695A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.