What color is #56534F?

#56534F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56534F?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 79: 86 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56534F?

The complementary color is #4F5256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56534F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56534F color

#56534F rgb(86, 83, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56534F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 31% blue (86, 83, 79).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#56534F color codes

HEX	`#56534F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 8%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.46, 0.4, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.46, 2.8, 81.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.342, 8.73, 8.641)`
Decimal	`5657423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56534F, 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 #56534F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56534F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #56534F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56534f; }
.text { color: #56534f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56534f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56534f, #56564f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #56534F?: #56534F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56534F?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 79: 86 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56534F?: The complementary color is #4F5256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56534F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.