What color is #565860?

#565860 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565860?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 96: 86 red, 88 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565860?

The complementary color is #605E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565860 color

#565860 rgb(86, 88, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565860 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 37.6% blue (86, 88, 96).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#565860 color codes

HEX	`#565860`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, 1, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 4.98, 281.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.438, 9.802, 12.459)`
Decimal	`5658720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565860, 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 #565860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #565860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565860; }
.text { color: #565860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565860, #595660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565860?: #565860 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565860?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 96: 86 red, 88 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565860?: The complementary color is #605E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.