What color is #565132?

#565132 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565132?

The RGB value is 86, 81, 50: 86 red, 81 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565132?

The complementary color is #323756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565132 color

#565132 rgb(86, 81, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565132 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.8% green and 19.6% blue (86, 81, 50).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#565132 color codes

HEX	`#565132`
RGB	`rgb(86, 81, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 42%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, -3.2, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 19.25, 99.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.356, 8.094, 4.192)`
Decimal	`5656882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565132, 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 #565132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #565132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565132; }
.text { color: #565132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 81 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565132, #495632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #565132?: #565132 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565132?: The RGB value is 86, 81, 50: 86 red, 81 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565132?: The complementary color is #323756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.