What color is #565834?

#565834 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565834?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 52: 86 red, 88 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565834?

The complementary color is #363458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565834 color

#565834 rgb(86, 88, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565834 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 20.4% blue (86, 88, 52).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#565834 color codes

HEX	`#565834`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.38, -7.13, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.38, 21.81, 109.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.947, 9.206, 4.606)`
Decimal	`5658676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565834, 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 #565834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #565834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565834; }
.text { color: #565834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565834, #445834); }

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Questions

What color is #565834?: #565834 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565834?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 52: 86 red, 88 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565834?: The complementary color is #363458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.