What color is #566A58?

#566A58 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 #566A58?

The RGB value is 86, 106, 88: 86 red, 106 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566A58?

The complementary color is #6A5668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566A58 color

#566A58 rgb(86, 106, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #566A58 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.6% green and 34.5% blue (86, 106, 88).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#566A58 color codes

HEX	`#566A58`
RGB	`rgb(86, 106, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.75, -11.41, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.75, 13.74, 146.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.753, 12.991, 11.172)`
Decimal	`5663320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566A58, 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 #566A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #566A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566a58; }
.text { color: #566a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 106 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566a58, #566a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566A58?: #566A58 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 #566A58?: The RGB value is 86, 106, 88: 86 red, 106 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566A58?: The complementary color is #6A5668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.