What color is #565341?

#565341 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565341?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 65: 86 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565341?

The complementary color is #414456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565341 color

#565341 rgb(86, 83, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565341 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 25.5% blue (86, 83, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#565341 color codes

HEX	`#565341`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.1, -2.17, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.1, 11.22, 101.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.885, 8.547, 6.234)`
Decimal	`5657409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565341, 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 #565341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #565341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565341; }
.text { color: #565341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565341, #4e5641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #565341?: #565341 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565341?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 65: 86 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565341?: The complementary color is #414456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.