What color is #56706B?

#56706B 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 #56706B?

The RGB value is 86, 112, 107: 86 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56706B?

The complementary color is #70565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56706B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56706B color

#56706B rgb(86, 112, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56706B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.9% green and 42% blue (86, 112, 107).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#56706B color codes

HEX	`#56706B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 112, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.12, -10.65, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.12, 10.65, 181.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.285, 14.628, 16.083)`
Decimal	`5664875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56706B, 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 #56706B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56706B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #56706B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56706b; }
.text { color: #56706b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56706b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 112 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56706b, #566870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #56706B?: #56706B 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 #56706B?: The RGB value is 86, 112, 107: 86 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56706B?: The complementary color is #70565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56706B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.