What color is #56735D?

#56735D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56735D?

The RGB value is 86, 115, 93: 86 red, 115 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56735D?

The complementary color is #73566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56735D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56735D color

#56735D rgb(86, 115, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #56735D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 45.1% green and 36.5% blue (86, 115, 93).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#56735D color codes

HEX	`#56735D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 115, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 45.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, -15.4, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 17.74, 150.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.944, 15.03, 12.626)`
Decimal	`5665629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56735D, 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 #56735D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56735D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #56735D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56735d; }
.text { color: #56735d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56735d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 115 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56735d, #56736c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #56735D?: #56735D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56735D?: The RGB value is 86, 115, 93: 86 red, 115 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56735D?: The complementary color is #73566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56735D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.