What color is #56876E?

#56876E 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 #56876E?

The RGB value is 86, 135, 110: 86 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56876E?

The complementary color is #87566F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56876E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56876E color

#56876E rgb(86, 135, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #56876E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 52.9% green and 43.1% blue (86, 135, 110).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% 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 5.09:1).

#56876E color codes

HEX	`#56876E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 135, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 52.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, -22.41, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 23.88, 159.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.315, 20.431, 17.885)`
Decimal	`5670766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56876E, 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 #56876E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56876E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #56876E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56876e; }
.text { color: #56876e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56876e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 135 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56876e, #568787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #56876E?: #56876E 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 #56876E?: The RGB value is 86, 135, 110: 86 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56876E?: The complementary color is #87566F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56876E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.