What color is #56946E?

#56946E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56946E?

The RGB value is 86, 148, 110: 86 red, 148 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56946E?

The complementary color is #94567C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56946E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56946E color

#56946E rgb(86, 148, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #56946E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 58% green and 43.1% blue (86, 148, 110).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#56946E color codes

HEX	`#56946E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 148, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 58%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -28.9, 13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 32.09, 154.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.241, 24.283, 18.527)`
Decimal	`5674094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56946E, 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 #56946E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56946E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #56946E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56946e; }
.text { color: #56946e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56946e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 148 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56946e, #56948d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #56946E?: #56946E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56946E?: The RGB value is 86, 148, 110: 86 red, 148 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56946E?: The complementary color is #94567C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56946E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.