What color is #565234?

#565234 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565234?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 52: 86 red, 82 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565234?

The complementary color is #343856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565234 color

#565234 rgb(86, 82, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565234 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 20.4% blue (86, 82, 52).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#565234 color codes

HEX	`#565234`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, -3.54, 18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 18.56, 101)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.475, 8.261, 4.449)`
Decimal	`5657140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565234, 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 #565234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #565234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565234; }
.text { color: #565234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565234, #495634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #565234?: #565234 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565234?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 52: 86 red, 82 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565234?: The complementary color is #343856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.