What color is #56565F?

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

What is the RGB value of #56565F?

The RGB value is 86, 86, 95: 86 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56565F?

The complementary color is #5F5F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56565F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56565F color

#56565F rgb(86, 86, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56565F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.7% green and 37.3% blue (86, 86, 95).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#56565F color codes

HEX	`#56565F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 86, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.86, 2, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.86, 5.57, 291.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.231, 9.46, 12.164)`
Decimal	`5658207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56565F, 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 #56565F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56565F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #56565F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56565f; }
.text { color: #56565f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56565f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 86 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56565f, #5b565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #56565F?: #56565F is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56565F?: The RGB value is 86, 86, 95: 86 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56565F?: The complementary color is #5F5F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56565F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.