What color is #565444?

#565444 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 #565444?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 68: 86 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565444?

The complementary color is #444656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565444 color

#565444 rgb(86, 84, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565444 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 26.7% blue (86, 84, 68).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#565444 color codes

HEX	`#565444`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, -2.27, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 9.93, 103.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.051, 8.737, 6.73)`
Decimal	`5657668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565444, 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 #565444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #565444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565444; }
.text { color: #565444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565444, #4f5644); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565444?: #565444 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 #565444?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 68: 86 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565444?: The complementary color is #444656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.