What color is #564851?

#564851 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564851?

The RGB value is 86, 72, 81: 86 red, 72 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564851?

The complementary color is #48564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564851 color

#564851 rgb(86, 72, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564851 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 28.2% green and 31.8% blue (86, 72, 81).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#564851 color codes

HEX	`#564851`
RGB	`rgb(86, 72, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 28.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.27, 7.71, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.27, 8.32, 337.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.64, 7.207, 8.772)`
Decimal	`5654609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564851, 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 #564851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #564851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564851; }
.text { color: #564851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 72 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564851, #56484a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #564851?: #564851 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564851?: The RGB value is 86, 72, 81: 86 red, 72 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564851?: The complementary color is #48564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.