What color is #565B37?

#565B37 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565B37?

The RGB value is 86, 91, 55: 86 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565B37?

The complementary color is #3C375B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565B37 color

#565B37 rgb(86, 91, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #565B37 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.7% green and 21.6% blue (86, 91, 55).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#565B37 color codes

HEX	`#565B37`
RGB	`rgb(86, 91, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 40%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.37, -8.48, 20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.37, 21.83, 112.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.268, 9.737, 5.057)`
Decimal	`5659447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565B37, 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 #565B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #565B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565b37; }
.text { color: #565b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 91 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565b37, #445b37); }

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Questions

What color is #565B37?: #565B37 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565B37?: The RGB value is 86, 91, 55: 86 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565B37?: The complementary color is #3C375B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.