What color is #56705A?

#56705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56705A?

The RGB value is 86, 112, 90: 86 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56705A?

The complementary color is #70566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56705A color

#56705A rgb(86, 112, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #56705A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (86, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 129°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#56705A color codes

HEX	`#56705A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, -14.36, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 17.04, 147.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.477, 14.305, 11.827)`
Decimal	`5664858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56705A, 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 #56705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #56705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56705a; }
.text { color: #56705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56705a, #567067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #56705A?: #56705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56705A?: The RGB value is 86, 112, 90: 86 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56705A?: The complementary color is #70566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.