What color is #564B50?

#564B50 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564B50?

The RGB value is 86, 75, 80: 86 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564B50?

The complementary color is #4B5651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564B50 color

#564B50 rgb(86, 75, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564B50 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29.4% green and 31.4% blue (86, 75, 80).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#564B50 color codes

HEX	`#564B50`
RGB	`rgb(86, 75, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, 5.6, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 5.74, 347.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.802, 7.59, 8.642)`
Decimal	`5655376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564B50, 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 #564B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #564B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564b50; }
.text { color: #564b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 75 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564b50, #564c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564B50?: #564B50 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564B50?: The RGB value is 86, 75, 80: 86 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564B50?: The complementary color is #4B5651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.