What color is #56865D?

#56865D 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 #56865D?

The RGB value is 86, 134, 93: 86 red, 134 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56865D?

The complementary color is #86567F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56865D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56865D color

#56865D rgb(86, 134, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #56865D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 52.5% green and 36.5% blue (86, 134, 93).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#56865D color codes

HEX	`#56865D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 134, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 52.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -25.35, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 30.56, 146.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.338, 19.818, 13.424)`
Decimal	`5670493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56865D, 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 #56865D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56865D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #56865D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56865d; }
.text { color: #56865d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56865d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 134 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56865d, #568675); }

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Questions

What color is #56865D?: #56865D 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 #56865D?: The RGB value is 86, 134, 93: 86 red, 134 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56865D?: The complementary color is #86567F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56865D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.