What color is #565359?

#565359 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565359?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 89: 86 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565359?

The complementary color is #565953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565359 color

#565359 rgb(86, 83, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565359 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 34.9% blue (86, 83, 89).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#565359 color codes

HEX	`#565359`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, 2.51, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 3.95, 309.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.734, 8.886, 10.704)`
Decimal	`5657433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565359, 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 #565359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #565359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565359; }
.text { color: #565359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565359, #595359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565359?: #565359 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565359?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 89: 86 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565359?: The complementary color is #565953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.