#566959

Color #566959

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#566959

RGB

rgb(86, 105, 89)

HSL

hsl(129.5, 9.9%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(129.5, 18.1%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 0%, 15.2%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(42.46, -10.63, 6.66)

LCH

lch(42.46, 12.54, 147.93)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.034, 149.59)

HWB

hwb(129.5, 33.7%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#695666

Analogous

#5d6956

#566959

#566963

Triadic

#566959

#595669

#695956

Split-complementary

#566959

#635669

#69565d

Tetradic

#566959

#566669

#695666

#695956

Square

#566959

#565d69

#695666

#696356

Shades

Color #566959 mixed toward black.

#48584a

#39463b

#2b352d

#1d231e

#0e120f

Tints

Color #566959 mixed toward white.

#6e8672

#8a9f8e

#a7b7aa

#c5cfc6

#e2e7e3

Tones

Color #566959 mixed toward gray.

#58685a

#59665b

#5b645c

#5c635d

#5e615f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f5d · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#5e5c5e · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#576061 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 12.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #566959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#566959]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#566959 (#566959) is rgb(86, 105, 89) in RGB.

No, #566959 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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