What color is #56706D?

#56706D 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 #56706D?

The RGB value is 86, 112, 109: 86 red, 112 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56706D?

The complementary color is #705659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56706D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56706D color

#56706D rgb(86, 112, 109)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.9% green and 42.7% blue (86, 112, 109).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#56706D color codes

HEX	`#56706D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 112, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, -10.17, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 10.28, 188.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.391, 14.67, 16.644)`
Decimal	`5664877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56706D, 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 #56706D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56706D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #56706D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56706d; }
.text { color: #56706d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56706d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 112 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56706d, #566670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #56706D?: #56706D 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 #56706D?: The RGB value is 86, 112, 109: 86 red, 112 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56706D?: The complementary color is #705659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56706D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.