What color is #565331?

#565331 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565331?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 49: 86 red, 83 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565331?

The complementary color is #313456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565331 color

#565331 rgb(86, 83, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565331 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 19.2% blue (86, 83, 49).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#565331 color codes

HEX	`#565331`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, -4.54, 20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 20.85, 102.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.486, 8.387, 4.13)`
Decimal	`5657393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565331, 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 #565331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #565331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565331; }
.text { color: #565331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565331, #475631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #565331?: #565331 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565331?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 49: 86 red, 83 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565331?: The complementary color is #313456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.