What color is #56766F?

#56766F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56766F?

The RGB value is 86, 118, 111: 86 red, 118 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56766F?

The complementary color is #76565D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56766F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56766F color

#56766F rgb(86, 118, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56766F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 46.3% green and 43.5% blue (86, 118, 111).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#56766F color codes

HEX	`#56766F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 118, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 46.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -13.08, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 13.08, 179.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.185, 16.082, 17.445)`
Decimal	`5666415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56766F, 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 #56766F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56766F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #56766F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56766f; }
.text { color: #56766f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56766f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 118 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56766f, #566d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #56766F?: #56766F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56766F?: The RGB value is 86, 118, 111: 86 red, 118 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56766F?: The complementary color is #76565D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56766F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.