What color is #56584E?

#56584E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56584E?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 78: 86 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56584E?

The complementary color is #504E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56584E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56584E color

#56584E rgb(86, 88, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56584E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 30.6% blue (86, 88, 78).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#56584E color codes

HEX	`#56584E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.94, -2.85, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.94, 6.22, 117.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.702, 9.508, 8.583)`
Decimal	`5658702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56584E, 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 #56584E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56584E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #56584E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56584e; }
.text { color: #56584e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56584e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56584e, #51584e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #56584E?: #56584E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56584E?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 78: 86 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56584E?: The complementary color is #504E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56584E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.