What color is #566F59?

#566F59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566F59?

The RGB value is 86, 111, 89: 86 red, 111 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566F59?

The complementary color is #6F566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566F59 color

#566F59 rgb(86, 111, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #566F59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.5% green and 34.9% blue (86, 111, 89).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#566F59 color codes

HEX	`#566F59`
RGB	`rgb(86, 111, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -14.01, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 16.81, 146.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.325, 14.068, 11.568)`
Decimal	`5664601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566F59, 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 #566F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #566F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566f59; }
.text { color: #566f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 111 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566f59, #566f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566F59?: #566F59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566F59?: The RGB value is 86, 111, 89: 86 red, 111 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566F59?: The complementary color is #6F566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.