What color is #566B67?

#566B67 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566B67?

The RGB value is 86, 107, 103: 86 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566B67?

The complementary color is #6B565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566B67 color

#566B67 rgb(86, 107, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566B67 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 42% green and 40.4% blue (86, 107, 103).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#566B67 color codes

HEX	`#566B67`
RGB	`rgb(86, 107, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 42%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -8.72, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 8.72, 182.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.543, 13.473, 14.822)`
Decimal	`5663591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566B67, 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 #566B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #566B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566b67; }
.text { color: #566b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 107 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566b67, #56656b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566B67?: #566B67 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566B67?: The RGB value is 86, 107, 103: 86 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566B67?: The complementary color is #6B565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.