What color is #56514D?

#56514D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56514D?

The RGB value is 86, 81, 77: 86 red, 81 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56514D?

The complementary color is #4D5256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56514D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56514D color

#56514D rgb(86, 81, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56514D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.8% green and 30.2% blue (86, 81, 77).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#56514D color codes

HEX	`#56514D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 81, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 1.24, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 3.32, 68.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.12, 8.399, 8.213)`
Decimal	`5656909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56514D, 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 #56514D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56514D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #56514D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56514d; }
.text { color: #56514d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56514d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 81 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56514d, #56554d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #56514D?: #56514D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56514D?: The RGB value is 86, 81, 77: 86 red, 81 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56514D?: The complementary color is #4D5256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56514D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.