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#56780D Color

#56780D is rgb(86, 120, 13) in RGB, hsl(79, 80%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 89%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56780D
HEX#56780D
RGBrgb(86, 120, 13)
HSLhsl(79, 80%, 26%)
HSVhsv(79, 89%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 89%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.131 127.2)
LABlab(46.39% -23.89 47.46)
LCHlch(46.39% 53.13 116.72)

What #56780D 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 #56780D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#56780D Channel Values

How #56780D 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 120 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 80% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 89% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56780D 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56780D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56780D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #56780D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56780D.

How #56780D 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#56780D
Protanopia#73730E
Protanomaly#69750E
Deuteranopia#6E6E13
Deuteranomaly#657211
Tritanopia#607171
Tritanomaly#5C7459
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56780D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56780d: #56780D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56780D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56780d': '#56780D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.471, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_56780d">#56780D</color>
SVG fillfill="#56780D"

More Green Colors

#56780D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56780D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56780D?

#56780D is a dark green — rgb(86, 120, 13) in RGB and hsl(79, 80%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #56780D?

#56780D is rgb(86, 120, 13) — red 86, green 120, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56780D?

#56780D converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 89%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56780D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56780D scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56780D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56780D 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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