What color is #56725F?

#56725F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56725F?

The RGB value is 86, 114, 95: 86 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56725F?

The complementary color is #725669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56725F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56725F color

#56725F rgb(86, 114, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #56725F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 44.7% green and 37.3% blue (86, 114, 95).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#56725F color codes

HEX	`#56725F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 114, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 44.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -14.44, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 16.15, 153.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.92, 14.839, 13.06)`
Decimal	`5665375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56725F, 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 #56725F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56725F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #56725F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56725f; }
.text { color: #56725f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56725f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 114 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56725f, #56726d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #56725F?: #56725F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56725F?: The RGB value is 86, 114, 95: 86 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56725F?: The complementary color is #725669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56725F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.