What color is #56705C?

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

What is the RGB value of #56705C?

The RGB value is 86, 112, 92: 86 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56705C?

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

Is black or white text better on #56705C?

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.

#56705C color

#56705C rgb(86, 112, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #56705C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.9% green and 36.1% blue (86, 112, 92).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#56705C color codes

HEX	`#56705C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 112, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, -13.95, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 16.11, 150.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.563, 14.339, 12.282)`
Decimal	`5664860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56705C, 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 #56705C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56705C 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 #56705C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56705c; }
.text { color: #56705c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56705c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 112 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56705c, #567069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #56705C?: #56705C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56705C?: The RGB value is 86, 112, 92: 86 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56705C?: The complementary color is #70566A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56705C?: 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.