What color is #566F68?

#566F68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566F68?

The RGB value is 86, 111, 104: 86 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566F68?

The complementary color is #6F565D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566F68 color

#566F68 rgb(86, 111, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566F68 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (86, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#566F68 color codes

HEX	`#566F68`
RGB	`rgb(86, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, -10.78, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 10.81, 175.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.02, 14.346, 15.23)`
Decimal	`5664616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566F68, 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 #566F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #566F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566f68; }
.text { color: #566f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566f68, #566a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566F68?: #566F68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566F68?: The RGB value is 86, 111, 104: 86 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566F68?: The complementary color is #6F565D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.