What color is #565853?

#565853 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565853?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 83: 86 red, 88 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565853?

The complementary color is #555358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565853 color

#565853 rgb(86, 88, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565853 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 32.5% blue (86, 88, 83).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#565853 color codes

HEX	`#565853`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, -1.85, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 3.21, 125.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.889, 9.582, 9.563)`
Decimal	`5658707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565853, 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 #565853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #565853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565853; }
.text { color: #565853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565853, #545853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #565853?: #565853 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565853?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 83: 86 red, 88 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565853?: The complementary color is #555358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.