What color is #564B5C?

#564B5C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564B5C?

The RGB value is 86, 75, 92: 86 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564B5C?

The complementary color is #515C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564B5C color

#564B5C rgb(86, 75, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564B5C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29.4% green and 36.1% blue (86, 75, 92).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#564B5C color codes

HEX	`#564B5C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 75, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.53, 8.22, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.53, 11.67, 314.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.285, 7.783, 11.189)`
Decimal	`5655388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564B5C, 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 #564B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #564B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564b5c; }
.text { color: #564b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 75 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564b5c, #5c4b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #564B5C?: #564B5C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564B5C?: The RGB value is 86, 75, 92: 86 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564B5C?: The complementary color is #515C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.