What color is #565259?

#565259 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565259?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 89: 86 red, 82 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565259?

The complementary color is #555952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565259 color

#565259 rgb(86, 82, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565259 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 34.9% blue (86, 82, 89).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#565259 color codes

HEX	`#565259`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, 3.13, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 4.69, 311.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.658, 8.734, 10.679)`
Decimal	`5657177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565259, 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 #565259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #565259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565259; }
.text { color: #565259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565259, #595259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565259?: #565259 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565259?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 89: 86 red, 82 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565259?: The complementary color is #555952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.