What color is #56525E?

#56525E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56525E?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 94: 86 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56525E?

The complementary color is #5A5E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56525E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56525E color

#56525E rgb(86, 82, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56525E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 36.9% blue (86, 82, 94).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#56525E color codes

HEX	`#56525E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.64, 4.26, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.64, 7.68, 303.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.875, 8.821, 11.823)`
Decimal	`5657182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56525E, 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 #56525E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56525E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #56525E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56525e; }
.text { color: #56525e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56525e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56525e, #5c525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #56525E?: #56525E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56525E?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 94: 86 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56525E?: The complementary color is #5A5E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56525E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.