What color is #565B39?

#565B39 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 #565B39?

The RGB value is 86, 91, 57: 86 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565B39?

The complementary color is #3E395B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565B39 color

#565B39 rgb(86, 91, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #565B39 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.7% green and 22.4% blue (86, 91, 57).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#565B39 color codes

HEX	`#565B39`
RGB	`rgb(86, 91, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, -8.19, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 20.67, 113.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.317, 9.756, 5.315)`
Decimal	`5659449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565B39, 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 #565B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #565B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565b39; }
.text { color: #565b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 91 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565b39, #455b39); }

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Questions

What color is #565B39?: #565B39 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 #565B39?: The RGB value is 86, 91, 57: 86 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565B39?: The complementary color is #3E395B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.