What color is #56B887?

#56B887 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56B887?

The RGB value is 86, 184, 135: 86 red, 184 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56B887?

The complementary color is #B85687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56B887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56B887 color

#56B887 rgb(86, 184, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #56B887 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 72.2% green and 52.9% blue (86, 184, 135).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 41% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#56B887 color codes

HEX	`#56B887`
RGB	`rgb(86, 184, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 72.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 41%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 53%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, -40.33, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 43.51, 157.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.349, 38.006, 28.917)`
Decimal	`5683335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56B887, 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 #56B887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56B887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	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 #56B887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56b887; }
.text { color: #56b887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56b887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 184 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56b887, #56b8b8); }

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Questions

What color is #56B887?: #56B887 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56B887?: The RGB value is 86, 184, 135: 86 red, 184 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56B887?: The complementary color is #B85687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56B887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.