What color is #56524E?

#56524E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56524E?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 78: 86 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56524E?

The complementary color is #4E5256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56524E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56524E color

#56524E rgb(86, 82, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56524E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 30.6% blue (86, 82, 78).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#56524E color codes

HEX	`#56524E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.13, 0.82, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.13, 3.04, 74.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.23, 8.563, 8.426)`
Decimal	`5657166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56524E, 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 #56524E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56524E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #56524E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56524e; }
.text { color: #56524e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56524e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56524e, #56564e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #56524E?: #56524E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56524E?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 78: 86 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56524E?: The complementary color is #4E5256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56524E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.