What color is #56585B?

#56585B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56585B?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 91: 86 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56585B?

The complementary color is #5B5956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56585B color

#56585B rgb(86, 88, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56585B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (86, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#56585B color codes

HEX	`#56585B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 5%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, -0.14, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 2.01, 266.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.215, 9.713, 11.285)`
Decimal	`5658715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56585B, 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 #56585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #56585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56585b; }
.text { color: #56585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56585b, #57565b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #56585B?: #56585B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56585B?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 91: 86 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56585B?: The complementary color is #5B5956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.