What color is #565547?

#565547 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 #565547?

The RGB value is 86, 85, 71: 86 red, 85 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565547?

The complementary color is #474856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565547?

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.

#565547 color

#565547 rgb(86, 85, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565547 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.3% green and 27.8% blue (86, 85, 71).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#565547 color codes

HEX	`#565547`
RGB	`rgb(86, 85, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, -2.35, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 8.66, 105.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.223, 8.93, 7.251)`
Decimal	`5657927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565547, 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 #565547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565547 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 #565547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565547; }
.text { color: #565547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 85 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565547, #505647); }

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Questions

What color is #565547?: #565547 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 #565547?: The RGB value is 86, 85, 71: 86 red, 85 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565547?: The complementary color is #474856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565547?: 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.