What color is #566A57?

#566A57 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566A57?

The RGB value is 86, 106, 87: 86 red, 106 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566A57?

The complementary color is #6A5669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566A57 color

#566A57 rgb(86, 106, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #566A57 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.6% green and 34.1% blue (86, 106, 87).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#566A57 color codes

HEX	`#566A57`
RGB	`rgb(86, 106, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, -11.61, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 14.23, 144.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.712, 12.974, 10.955)`
Decimal	`5663319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566A57, 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 #566A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #566A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566a57; }
.text { color: #566a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 106 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566a57, #566a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566A57?: #566A57 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566A57?: The RGB value is 86, 106, 87: 86 red, 106 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566A57?: The complementary color is #6A5669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.