What color is #56895A?

#56895A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56895A?

The RGB value is 86, 137, 90: 86 red, 137 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56895A?

The complementary color is #895685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56895A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56895A color

#56895A rgb(86, 137, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #56895A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 53.7% green and 35.3% blue (86, 137, 90).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#56895A color codes

HEX	`#56895A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 137, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 53.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, -27.38, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 33.88, 143.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.628, 20.607, 12.878)`
Decimal	`5671258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56895A, 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 #56895A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56895A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #56895A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56895a; }
.text { color: #56895a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56895a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 137 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56895a, #568974); }

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Questions

What color is #56895A?: #56895A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56895A?: The RGB value is 86, 137, 90: 86 red, 137 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56895A?: The complementary color is #895685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56895A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.