What color is #565659?

#565659 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565659?

The RGB value is 86, 86, 89: 86 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565659?

The complementary color is #595956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565659 color

#565659 rgb(86, 86, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565659 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.7% green and 34.9% blue (86, 86, 89).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#565659 color codes

HEX	`#565659`
RGB	`rgb(86, 86, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, 0.65, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 1.86, 290.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.968, 9.355, 10.783)`
Decimal	`5658201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565659, 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 #565659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #565659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565659; }
.text { color: #565659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 86 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565659, #585659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565659?: #565659 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565659?: The RGB value is 86, 86, 89: 86 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565659?: The complementary color is #595956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.