What color is #565022?

#565022 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565022?

The RGB value is 86, 80, 34: 86 red, 80 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565022?

The complementary color is #222856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565022 color

#565022 rgb(86, 80, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565022 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.4% green and 13.3% blue (86, 80, 34).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 43% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 60% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#565022 color codes

HEX	`#565022`
RGB	`rgb(86, 80, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 43%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 60%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 60%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.63, -4.38, 27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.63, 27.91, 99.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.995, 7.832, 2.656)`
Decimal	`5656610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565022, 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 #565022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #565022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565022; }
.text { color: #565022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 80 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565022, #425622); }

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Questions

What color is #565022?: #565022 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565022?: The RGB value is 86, 80, 34: 86 red, 80 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565022?: The complementary color is #222856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.