What color is #565653?

#565653 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565653?

The RGB value is 86, 86, 83: 86 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565653?

The complementary color is #535356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565653 color

#565653 rgb(86, 86, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565653 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.7% green and 32.5% blue (86, 86, 83).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#565653 color codes

HEX	`#565653`
RGB	`rgb(86, 86, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, -0.63, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 1.85, 109.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.727, 9.259, 9.509)`
Decimal	`5658195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565653, 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 #565653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #565653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565653; }
.text { color: #565653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 86 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565653, #555653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565653?: #565653 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565653?: The RGB value is 86, 86, 83: 86 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565653?: The complementary color is #535356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.