What color is #56523E?

#56523E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56523E?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 62: 86 red, 82 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56523E?

The complementary color is #3E4256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56523E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56523E color

#56523E rgb(86, 82, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56523E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 24.3% blue (86, 82, 62).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#56523E color codes

HEX	`#56523E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, -2.06, 12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 12.53, 99.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.725, 8.361, 5.763)`
Decimal	`5657150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56523E, 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 #56523E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56523E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #56523E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56523e; }
.text { color: #56523e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56523e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56523e, #4e563e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #56523E?: #56523E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56523E?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 62: 86 red, 82 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56523E?: The complementary color is #3E4256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56523E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.