What color is #565634?

#565634 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565634?

The RGB value is 86, 86, 52: 86 red, 86 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565634?

The complementary color is #343456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565634 color

#565634 rgb(86, 86, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565634 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.7% green and 20.4% blue (86, 86, 52).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#565634 color codes

HEX	`#565634`
RGB	`rgb(86, 86, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -5.94, 19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 20.69, 106.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.785, 8.882, 4.552)`
Decimal	`5658164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565634, 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 #565634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #565634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565634; }
.text { color: #565634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 86 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565634, #455634); }

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Questions

What color is #565634?: #565634 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565634?: The RGB value is 86, 86, 52: 86 red, 86 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565634?: The complementary color is #343456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.