What color is #56836D?

#56836D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56836D?

The RGB value is 86, 131, 109: 86 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56836D?

The complementary color is #83566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56836D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56836D color

#56836D rgb(86, 131, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #56836D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 51.4% green and 42.7% blue (86, 131, 109).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#56836D color codes

HEX	`#56836D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 131, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 51.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, -20.55, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 21.72, 161.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.713, 19.314, 17.418)`
Decimal	`5669741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56836D, 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 #56836D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56836D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #56836D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56836d; }
.text { color: #56836d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56836d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 131 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56836d, #568383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #56836D?: #56836D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56836D?: The RGB value is 86, 131, 109: 86 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56836D?: The complementary color is #83566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56836D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.