What color is #565036?

#565036 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565036?

The RGB value is 86, 80, 54: 86 red, 80 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565036?

The complementary color is #363C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565036 color

#565036 rgb(86, 80, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #565036 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.4% green and 21.2% blue (86, 80, 54).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#565036 color codes

HEX	`#565036`
RGB	`rgb(86, 80, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.95, -2.05, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.95, 16.38, 97.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.372, 7.982, 4.642)`
Decimal	`5656630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565036, 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 #565036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #565036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565036; }
.text { color: #565036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 80 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565036, #4c5636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #565036?: #565036 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565036?: The RGB value is 86, 80, 54: 86 red, 80 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565036?: The complementary color is #363C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.