What color is #565446?

#565446 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 #565446?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 70: 86 red, 84 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565446?

The complementary color is #464856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565446 color

#565446 rgb(86, 84, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565446 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 27.5% blue (86, 84, 70).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#565446 color codes

HEX	`#565446`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 19%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -1.92, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 8.71, 102.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.113, 8.761, 7.057)`
Decimal	`5657670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565446, 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 #565446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #565446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565446; }
.text { color: #565446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565446, #505646); }

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Questions

What color is #565446?: #565446 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 #565446?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 70: 86 red, 84 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565446?: The complementary color is #464856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.