What color is #566D4F?

#566D4F 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 #566D4F?

The RGB value is 86, 109, 79: 86 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566D4F?

The complementary color is #664F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566D4F color

#566D4F rgb(86, 109, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #566D4F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 42.7% green and 31% blue (86, 109, 79).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#566D4F color codes

HEX	`#566D4F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 109, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 42.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, -14.81, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 20.42, 136.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.717, 13.48, 9.433)`
Decimal	`5664079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566D4F, 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 #566D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #566D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566d4f; }
.text { color: #566d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 109 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566d4f, #4f6d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #566D4F?: #566D4F 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 #566D4F?: The RGB value is 86, 109, 79: 86 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566D4F?: The complementary color is #664F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.