What color is #565957?

#565957 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565957?

The RGB value is 86, 89, 87: 86 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565957?

The complementary color is #595658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565957?

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.

#565957 color

#565957 rgb(86, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565957 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (86, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#565957 color codes

HEX	`#565957`
RGB	`rgb(86, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, -1.62, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 1.78, 155.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.13, 9.811, 10.428)`
Decimal	`5658967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565957, 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 #565957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565957 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 #565957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565957; }
.text { color: #565957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565957, #565959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565957?: #565957 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565957?: The RGB value is 86, 89, 87: 86 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565957?: The complementary color is #595658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565957?: 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.