What color is #565318?

#565318 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565318?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 24: 86 red, 83 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565318?

The complementary color is #181B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565318 color

#565318 rgb(86, 83, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565318 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 9.4% blue (86, 83, 24).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 56% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 72% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#565318 color codes

HEX	`#565318`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 56%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 72%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 72%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, -6.96, 33.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 34.26, 101.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.096, 8.231, 2.079)`
Decimal	`5657368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565318, 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 #565318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #565318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565318; }
.text { color: #565318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565318, #3a5618); }

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Questions

What color is #565318?: #565318 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565318?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 24: 86 red, 83 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565318?: The complementary color is #181B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.