What color is #56905F?

#56905F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56905F?

The RGB value is 86, 144, 95: 86 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56905F?

The complementary color is #905687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56905F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56905F color

#56905F rgb(86, 144, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #56905F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 56.5% green and 37.3% blue (86, 144, 95).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#56905F color codes

HEX	`#56905F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 144, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 56.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -29.87, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 36.09, 145.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.876, 22.75, 14.379)`
Decimal	`5673055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56905F, 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 #56905F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56905F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #56905F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56905f; }
.text { color: #56905f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56905f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 144 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56905f, #56907c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #56905F?: #56905F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56905F?: The RGB value is 86, 144, 95: 86 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56905F?: The complementary color is #905687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56905F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.