What color is #56945D?

#56945D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56945D?

The RGB value is 86, 148, 93: 86 red, 148 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56945D?

The complementary color is #94568D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56945D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56945D color

#56945D rgb(86, 148, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #56945D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 58% green and 36.5% blue (86, 148, 93).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#56945D color codes

HEX	`#56945D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 148, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 58%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 37%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, -32.12, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 39.5, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.403, 23.948, 14.112)`
Decimal	`5674077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56945D, 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 #56945D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56945D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #56945D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56945d; }
.text { color: #56945d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56945d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 148 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56945d, #56947c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #56945D?: #56945D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56945D?: The RGB value is 86, 148, 93: 86 red, 148 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56945D?: The complementary color is #94568D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56945D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.