What color is #565A6A?

#565A6A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565A6A?

The RGB value is 86, 90, 106: 86 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565A6A?

The complementary color is #6A6656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565A6A color

#565A6A rgb(86, 90, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565A6A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.3% green and 41.6% blue (86, 90, 106).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#565A6A color codes

HEX	`#565A6A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 90, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, 2.17, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 9.91, 282.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.095, 10.331, 15.095)`
Decimal	`5659242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565A6A, 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 #565A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #565A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565a6a; }
.text { color: #565a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 90 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565a6a, #5c566a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565A6A?: #565A6A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565A6A?: The RGB value is 86, 90, 106: 86 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565A6A?: The complementary color is #6A6656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.