What color is #56776B?

#56776B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56776B?

The RGB value is 86, 119, 107: 86 red, 119 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56776B?

The complementary color is #775662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56776B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56776B color

#56776B rgb(86, 119, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #56776B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 46.7% green and 42% blue (86, 119, 107).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#56776B color codes

HEX	`#56776B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 119, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 46.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, -14.56, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 14.83, 169.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.088, 16.233, 16.351)`
Decimal	`5666667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56776B, 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 #56776B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56776B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #56776B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56776b; }
.text { color: #56776b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56776b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 119 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56776b, #567277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #56776B?: #56776B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56776B?: The RGB value is 86, 119, 107: 86 red, 119 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56776B?: The complementary color is #775662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56776B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.