What color is #56565D?

#56565D is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56565D?

The RGB value is 86, 86, 93: 86 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56565D?

The complementary color is #5D5D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56565D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56565D color

#56565D rgb(86, 86, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56565D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.7% green and 36.5% blue (86, 86, 93).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#56565D color codes

HEX	`#56565D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 86, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.79, 1.54, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.79, 4.33, 290.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.141, 9.424, 11.691)`
Decimal	`5658205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56565D, 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 #56565D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56565D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #56565D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56565d; }
.text { color: #56565d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56565d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 86 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56565d, #5a565d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #56565D?: #56565D is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56565D?: The RGB value is 86, 86, 93: 86 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56565D?: The complementary color is #5D5D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56565D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.