What color is #56834F?

#56834F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56834F?

The RGB value is 86, 131, 79: 86 red, 131 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56834F?

The complementary color is #7C4F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56834F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56834F color

#56834F rgb(86, 131, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #56834F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 51.4% green and 31% blue (86, 131, 79).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#56834F color codes

HEX	`#56834F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 131, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 51.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -26.3, 23.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 35.17, 138.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.365, 18.775, 10.315)`
Decimal	`5669711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56834F, 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 #56834F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56834F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #56834F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56834f; }
.text { color: #56834f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56834f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 131 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56834f, #4f8362); }

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Questions

What color is #56834F?: #56834F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56834F?: The RGB value is 86, 131, 79: 86 red, 131 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56834F?: The complementary color is #7C4F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56834F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.