What color is #565117?

#565117 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565117?

The RGB value is 86, 81, 23: 86 red, 81 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565117?

The complementary color is #171C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565117 color

#565117 rgb(86, 81, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565117 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.8% green and 9% blue (86, 81, 23).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 58% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 73% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#565117 color codes

HEX	`#565117`
RGB	`rgb(86, 81, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 58%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 73%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 73%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.83, -5.84, 33.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.83, 33.87, 99.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.935, 7.925, 1.975)`
Decimal	`5656855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565117, 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 #565117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #565117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565117; }
.text { color: #565117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 81 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565117, #3c5617); }

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Questions

What color is #565117?: #565117 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565117?: The RGB value is 86, 81, 23: 86 red, 81 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565117?: The complementary color is #171C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.