What color is #565052?

#565052 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565052?

The RGB value is 86, 80, 82: 86 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565052?

The complementary color is #505654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565052 color

#565052 rgb(86, 80, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565052 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.4% green and 32.2% blue (86, 80, 82).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#565052 color codes

HEX	`#565052`
RGB	`rgb(86, 80, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.65, 2.87, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.65, 2.89, 354.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.229, 8.325, 9.154)`
Decimal	`5656658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565052, 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 #565052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #565052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565052; }
.text { color: #565052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 80 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565052, #565150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #565052?: #565052 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565052?: The RGB value is 86, 80, 82: 86 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565052?: The complementary color is #505654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.