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#56816D Color

#56816D is rgb(86, 129, 109) in RGB, hsl(152, 20%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56816D
HEX#56816D
RGBrgb(86, 129, 109)
HSLhsl(152, 20%, 42%)
HSVhsv(152, 33%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.057 163.8)
LABlab(50.38% -19.00 5.92)
LCHlch(50.38% 19.90 162.69)

What #56816D 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 #56816D, 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.

#56816D Channel Values

How #56816D 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 129 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 20% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 33% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56816D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56816D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56816D; 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 #56816D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56816D.

How #56816D 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#56816D
Protanopia#7B7B6D
Protanomaly#6E7D6D
Deuteranopia#75756E
Deuteranomaly#6A7A6E
Tritanopia#5A7F7F
Tritanomaly#588078
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56816D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56816d: #56816D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56816D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56816d': '#56816D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.506, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_56816d">#56816D</color>
SVG fillfill="#56816D"

More Green Colors

#56816D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56816D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56816D?

#56816D is a mid-tone green — rgb(86, 129, 109) in RGB and hsl(152, 20%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #56816D?

#56816D is rgb(86, 129, 109) — red 86, green 129, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56816D?

#56816D converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56816D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56816D scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56816D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56816D 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 17.4, which is visibly different.

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