What color is #565A4D?

#565A4D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565A4D?

The RGB value is 86, 90, 77: 86 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565A4D?

The complementary color is #514D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565A4D color

#565A4D rgb(86, 90, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565A4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.3% green and 30.2% blue (86, 90, 77).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#565A4D color codes

HEX	`#565A4D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 90, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 14%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, -4.25, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 8.17, 121.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.833, 9.827, 8.451)`
Decimal	`5659213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565A4D, 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 #565A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #565A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565a4d; }
.text { color: #565a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 90 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565a4d, #4f5a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565A4D?: #565A4D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565A4D?: The RGB value is 86, 90, 77: 86 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565A4D?: The complementary color is #514D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.