What color is #565738?

#565738 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 #565738?

The RGB value is 86, 87, 56: 86 red, 87 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565738?

The complementary color is #393857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565738 color

#565738 rgb(86, 87, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565738 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.1% green and 22% blue (86, 87, 56).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#565738 color codes

HEX	`#565738`
RGB	`rgb(86, 87, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, -5.98, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 18.89, 108.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.96, 9.08, 5.074)`
Decimal	`5658424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565738, 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 #565738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #565738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565738; }
.text { color: #565738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 87 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565738, #475738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #565738?: #565738 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 #565738?: The RGB value is 86, 87, 56: 86 red, 87 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565738?: The complementary color is #393857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.