What color is #564F4F?

#564F4F 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 #564F4F?

The RGB value is 86, 79, 79: 86 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564F4F?

The complementary color is #4F5656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564F4F color

#564F4F rgb(86, 79, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564F4F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31% green and 31% blue (86, 79, 79).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% 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 7.99:1).

#564F4F color codes

HEX	`#564F4F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 79, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, 2.88, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 3.07, 19.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.045, 8.135, 8.542)`
Decimal	`5656399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564F4F, 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 #564F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #564F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564f4f; }
.text { color: #564f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 79 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564f4f, #56524f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564F4F?: #564F4F 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 #564F4F?: The RGB value is 86, 79, 79: 86 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564F4F?: The complementary color is #4F5656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.