What color is #565876?

#565876 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565876?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 118: 86 red, 88 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565876?

The complementary color is #767456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565876 color

#565876 rgb(86, 88, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565876 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 46.3% blue (86, 88, 118).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#565876 color codes

HEX	`#565876`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.32, 6.53, -17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.32, 18.44, 290.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.597, 10.266, 18.559)`
Decimal	`5658742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565876, 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 #565876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #565876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565876; }
.text { color: #565876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565876, #645676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #565876?: #565876 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565876?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 118: 86 red, 88 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565876?: The complementary color is #767456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.