What color is #566062?

#566062 is a gray known as Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yacht Club?

The RGB value is 86, 96, 98: 86 red, 96 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yacht Club?

The complementary color is #625856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566062?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yacht Club color: hex code #566062

#566062 rgb(86, 96, 98)

Shades of gray

Yacht Club has the hex code #566062. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 37.6% green and 38.4% blue (86, 96, 98).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

Yacht Club (#566062) color codes

HEX	`#566062`
RGB	`rgb(86, 96, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 37.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.96, -3.4, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.96, 4.2, 215.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.225, 11.226, 13.181)`
Decimal	`5660770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yacht Club, 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 #566062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #566062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566062; }
.text { color: #566062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 96 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566062, #565a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #566062 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #566062?: #566062 is a gray known as Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yacht Club?: The RGB value is 86, 96, 98: 86 red, 96 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yacht Club?: The complementary color is #625856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566062?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.