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#56801E Color

#56801E is rgb(86, 128, 30) in RGB, hsl(86, 62%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 77%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56801E
HEX#56801E
RGBrgb(86, 128, 30)
HSLhsl(86, 62%, 31%)
HSVhsv(86, 77%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 77%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.133 130.4)
LABlab(49.04% -26.89 44.77)
LCHlch(49.04% 52.23 120.99)

What #56801E 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 #56801E, 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.

#56801E Channel Values

How #56801E 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 128 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 62% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 77% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56801E 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56801E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56801E; 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 #56801E

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 #56801E.

How #56801E 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#56801E
Protanopia#7A7A1F
Protanomaly#6D7C1E
Deuteranopia#747423
Deuteranomaly#697921
Tritanopia#617979
Tritanomaly#5D7C61
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56801E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56801e: #56801E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56801E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56801e': '#56801E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.502, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_56801e">#56801E</color>
SVG fillfill="#56801E"

More Green Colors

#56801E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56801E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56801E?

#56801E is a dark green — rgb(86, 128, 30) in RGB and hsl(86, 62%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #56801E?

#56801E is rgb(86, 128, 30) — red 86, green 128, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56801E?

#56801E converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 77%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56801E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56801E scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56801E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56801E 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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