What color is #564F5D?

#564F5D 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 #564F5D?

The RGB value is 86, 79, 93: 86 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564F5D?

The complementary color is #565D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564F5D color

#564F5D rgb(86, 79, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564F5D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31% green and 36.5% blue (86, 79, 93).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#564F5D color codes

HEX	`#564F5D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 79, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, 5.91, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 9.26, 309.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.609, 8.361, 11.514)`
Decimal	`5656413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564F5D, 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 #564F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #564F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564f5d; }
.text { color: #564f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 79 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564f5d, #5d4f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #564F5D?: #564F5D 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 #564F5D?: The RGB value is 86, 79, 93: 86 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564F5D?: The complementary color is #565D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.