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#56611F Color

#56611F is rgb(86, 97, 31) in RGB, hsl(70, 52%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56611F
HEX#56611F
RGBrgb(86, 97, 31)
HSLhsl(70, 52%, 25%)
HSVhsv(70, 68%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.09 118.1)
LABlab(39.11% -11.94 34.65)
LCHlch(39.11% 36.65 109.01)

What #56611F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56611F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 6.01Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 7.02Xander#44500CΔE 7.18Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 8.17Army Green#4B5320ΔE 8.87Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 9.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#56611F Channel Values

How #56611F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 97 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 52% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 68% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.72:1 vs white · 3.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56611F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56611F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56611F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56611F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56611F
Complementary
#2A1F61
Analogous
#614B1F
Analogous
#35611F
Triadic
#1F5661
Triadic
#611F56
Split comp.
#1F3561
Split comp.
#4B1F61

Tints & Shades of #56611F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#78882B
#9EB238
#B6C954
#C8D77F
#D9E3A6
#EBF0D0

Shades

#4C551B
#414A17
#373E14
#2D3210
#22270C
#181B09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56611F.

How #56611F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56611F
Protanopia#5F5F1F
Protanomaly#5C601F
Deuteranopia#5E5E20
Deuteranomaly#5B5F20
Tritanopia#5C5C5C
Tritanomaly#5A5E4A
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56611F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56611f: #56611F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56611F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56611f': '#56611F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.380, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_56611f">#56611F</color>
SVG fillfill="#56611F"

More Green Colors

#56611F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#56611F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56611F?

#56611F is a dark green — rgb(86, 97, 31) in RGB and hsl(70, 52%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #56611F?

#56611F is rgb(86, 97, 31) — red 86, green 97, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56611F?

#56611F converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56611F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56611F scores 6.72:1 against white and 3.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56611F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56611F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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