What color is #56795C?

#56795C 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 #56795C?

The RGB value is 86, 121, 92: 86 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56795C?

The complementary color is #795673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56795C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56795C color

#56795C rgb(86, 121, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #56795C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 47.5% green and 36.1% blue (86, 121, 92).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#56795C color codes

HEX	`#56795C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 121, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 47.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, -18.84, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 22.33, 147.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.606, 16.425, 12.629)`
Decimal	`5667164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56795C, 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 #56795C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56795C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #56795C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56795c; }
.text { color: #56795c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56795c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 121 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56795c, #56796d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #56795C?: #56795C 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 #56795C?: The RGB value is 86, 121, 92: 86 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56795C?: The complementary color is #795673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56795C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.