What color is #565A2E?

#565A2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565A2E?

The RGB value is 86, 90, 46: 86 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565A2E?

The complementary color is #322E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565A2E color

#565A2E rgb(86, 90, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565A2E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.3% green and 18% blue (86, 90, 46).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#565A2E color codes

HEX	`#565A2E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 90, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 49%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, -9.04, 24.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 26.36, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.987, 9.488, 3.995)`
Decimal	`5659182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565A2E, 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 #565A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #565A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565a2e; }
.text { color: #565a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 90 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565a2e, #405a2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #565A2E?: #565A2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565A2E?: The RGB value is 86, 90, 46: 86 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565A2E?: The complementary color is #322E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.