What color is #564E5E?

#564E5E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564E5E?

The RGB value is 86, 78, 94: 86 red, 78 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564E5E?

The complementary color is #565E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564E5E color

#564E5E rgb(86, 78, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564E5E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 30.6% green and 36.9% blue (86, 78, 94).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#564E5E color codes

HEX	`#564E5E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 78, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 30.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 17%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, 6.78, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 10.59, 309.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.582, 8.235, 11.725)`
Decimal	`5656158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564E5E, 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 #564E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #564E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564e5e; }
.text { color: #564e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 78 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564e5e, #5e4e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #564E5E?: #564E5E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564E5E?: The RGB value is 86, 78, 94: 86 red, 78 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564E5E?: The complementary color is #565E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.