What color is #565452?

#565452 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565452?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 82: 86 red, 84 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565452?

The complementary color is #525456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565452 color

#565452 rgb(86, 84, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565452 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 32.2% blue (86, 84, 82).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#565452 color codes

HEX	`#565452`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 0.39, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 1.51, 74.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.531, 8.928, 9.255)`
Decimal	`5657682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565452, 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 #565452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #565452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565452; }
.text { color: #565452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565452, #565652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565452?: #565452 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565452?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 82: 86 red, 84 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565452?: The complementary color is #525456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.