What color is #564D4C?

#564D4C is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564D4C?

The RGB value is 86, 77, 76: 86 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564D4C?

The complementary color is #4C5556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564D4C color

#564D4C rgb(86, 77, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564D4C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 30.2% green and 29.8% blue (86, 77, 76).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#564D4C color codes

HEX	`#564D4C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 77, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 30.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 12%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.58, 3.54, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.58, 4.04, 28.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.796, 7.808, 7.933)`
Decimal	`5655884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564D4C, 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 #564D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #564D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564d4c; }
.text { color: #564d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 77 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564d4c, #56524c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564D4C?: #564D4C is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564D4C?: The RGB value is 86, 77, 76: 86 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564D4C?: The complementary color is #4C5556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.