What color is #566D57?

#566D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566D57?

The RGB value is 86, 109, 87: 86 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566D57?

The complementary color is #6D566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566D57 color

#566D57 rgb(86, 109, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #566D57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (86, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#566D57 color codes

HEX	`#566D57`
RGB	`rgb(86, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, -13.29, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 16.37, 144.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.026, 13.604, 11.06)`
Decimal	`5664087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566D57, 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 #566D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #566D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566d57; }
.text { color: #566d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566d57, #566d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566D57?: #566D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566D57?: The RGB value is 86, 109, 87: 86 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566D57?: The complementary color is #6D566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.