What color is #565267?

#565267 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565267?

The RGB value is 86, 82, 103: 86 red, 82 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565267?

The complementary color is #636752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565267 color

#565267 rgb(86, 82, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565267 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.2% green and 40.4% blue (86, 82, 103).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#565267 color codes

HEX	`#565267`
RGB	`rgb(86, 82, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, 6.42, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 13.19, 299.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.303, 8.992, 14.075)`
Decimal	`5657191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565267, 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 #565267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #565267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565267; }
.text { color: #565267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 82 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565267, #615267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #565267?: #565267 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565267?: The RGB value is 86, 82, 103: 86 red, 82 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565267?: The complementary color is #636752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.