What color is #565349?

#565349 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565349?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 73: 86 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565349?

The complementary color is #494C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565349 color

#565349 rgb(86, 83, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565349 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 28.6% blue (86, 83, 73).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#565349 color codes

HEX	`#565349`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.29, -0.76, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.29, 6.34, 96.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.134, 8.646, 7.542)`
Decimal	`5657417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565349, 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 #565349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #565349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565349; }
.text { color: #565349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565349, #535649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #565349?: #565349 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565349?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 73: 86 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565349?: The complementary color is #494C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.