What color is #56785C?

#56785C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56785C?

The RGB value is 86, 120, 92: 86 red, 120 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56785C?

The complementary color is #785672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56785C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56785C color

#56785C rgb(86, 120, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #56785C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 47.1% green and 36.1% blue (86, 120, 92).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#56785C color codes

HEX	`#56785C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 120, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 47.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, -18.31, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 21.65, 147.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.485, 16.184, 12.589)`
Decimal	`5666908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56785C, 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 #56785C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56785C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #56785C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56785c; }
.text { color: #56785c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56785c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 120 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56785c, #56786d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #56785C?: #56785C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56785C?: The RGB value is 86, 120, 92: 86 red, 120 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56785C?: The complementary color is #785672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56785C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.