What color is #56846D?

#56846D 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 #56846D?

The RGB value is 86, 132, 109: 86 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56846D?

The complementary color is #84566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56846D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56846D color

#56846D rgb(86, 132, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #56846D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 51.8% green and 42.7% blue (86, 132, 109).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#56846D color codes

HEX	`#56846D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 132, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 51.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, -21.07, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 22.36, 160.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.848, 19.584, 17.463)`
Decimal	`5669997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56846D, 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 #56846D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56846D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #56846D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56846d; }
.text { color: #56846d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56846d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 132 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56846d, #568484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #56846D?: #56846D 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 #56846D?: The RGB value is 86, 132, 109: 86 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56846D?: The complementary color is #84566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56846D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.