What color is #56805E?

#56805E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56805E?

The RGB value is 86, 128, 94: 86 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56805E?

The complementary color is #805678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56805E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56805E color

#56805E rgb(86, 128, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #56805E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 50.2% green and 36.9% blue (86, 128, 94).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#56805E color codes

HEX	`#56805E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 128, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 50.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.77, -22.11, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.77, 26.13, 147.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.577, 18.224, 13.39)`
Decimal	`5668958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56805E, 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 #56805E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56805E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #56805E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56805e; }
.text { color: #56805e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56805e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 128 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56805e, #568073); }

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Questions

What color is #56805E?: #56805E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56805E?: The RGB value is 86, 128, 94: 86 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56805E?: The complementary color is #805678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56805E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.