What color is #565443?

#565443 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565443?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 67: 86 red, 84 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565443?

The complementary color is #434556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565443 color

#565443 rgb(86, 84, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565443 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 26.3% blue (86, 84, 67).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#565443 color codes

HEX	`#565443`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, -2.44, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 10.54, 103.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.021, 8.724, 6.571)`
Decimal	`5657667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565443, 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 #565443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #565443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565443; }
.text { color: #565443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565443, #4f5643); }

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Questions

What color is #565443?: #565443 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565443?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 67: 86 red, 84 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565443?: The complementary color is #434556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.