What color is #56715B?

#56715B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56715B?

The RGB value is 86, 113, 91: 86 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56715B?

The complementary color is #71566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56715B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56715B color

#56715B rgb(86, 113, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #56715B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (86, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#56715B color codes

HEX	`#56715B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45, -14.71, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45, 17.27, 148.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.631, 14.544, 12.09)`
Decimal	`5665115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56715B, 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 #56715B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56715B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #56715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56715b; }
.text { color: #56715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56715b, #567169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #56715B?: #56715B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56715B?: The RGB value is 86, 113, 91: 86 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56715B?: The complementary color is #71566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56715B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.