What color is #56695E?

#56695E 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 #56695E?

The RGB value is 86, 105, 94: 86 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56695E?

The complementary color is #695661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56695E color

#56695E rgb(86, 105, 94)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (86, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#56695E color codes

HEX	`#56695E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, -9.58, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 10.31, 158.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.909, 12.889, 12.501)`
Decimal	`5663070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56695E, 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 #56695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #56695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56695e; }
.text { color: #56695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56695e, #566968); }

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Questions

What color is #56695E?: #56695E 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 #56695E?: The RGB value is 86, 105, 94: 86 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56695E?: The complementary color is #695661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.