What color is #565266?

#565266 is a dark, grayish violet known as Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Freefall?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 102: 86 red, 82 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Freefall?

The complementary color is #626652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Freefall color: hex code #565266

#565266 rgb(86, 82, 102)

Shades of gray

Freefall has the hex code #565266. It is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 40% blue (86, 82, 102).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

Freefall (#565266) color codes

HEX	`#565266`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.93, 6.17, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.93, 12.57, 299.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.253, 8.972, 13.812)`
Decimal	`5657190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Freefall, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #565266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #565266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565266; }
.text { color: #565266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565266, #605266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #565266 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #565266?: #565266 is a dark, grayish violet known as Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Freefall?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 102: 86 red, 82 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Freefall?: The complementary color is #626652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.