What color is #565557?

#565557 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565557?

The RGB value is 86, 85, 87: 86 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565557?

The complementary color is #565755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565557 color

#565557 rgb(86, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565557 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (86, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 1% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#565557 color codes

HEX	`#565557`
RGB	`rgb(86, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 1%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, 0.83, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 1.31, 309.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.806, 9.164, 10.32)`
Decimal	`5657943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565557, 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 #565557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #565557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565557; }
.text { color: #565557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565557, #575557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565557?: #565557 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565557?: The RGB value is 86, 85, 87: 86 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565557?: The complementary color is #565755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.