What color is #565235?

#565235 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 #565235?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 53: 86 red, 82 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565235?

The complementary color is #353956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565235 color

#565235 rgb(86, 82, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565235 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 20.8% blue (86, 82, 53).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 38% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#565235 color codes

HEX	`#565235`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 38%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 38%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.54, -3.41, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.54, 17.96, 100.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.498, 8.27, 4.569)`
Decimal	`5657141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565235, 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 #565235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #565235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565235; }
.text { color: #565235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565235, #4a5635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #565235?: #565235 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 #565235?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 53: 86 red, 82 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565235?: The complementary color is #353956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.