What color is #565B55?

#565B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565B55?

The RGB value is 86, 91, 85: 86 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565B55?

The complementary color is #5A555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565B55 color

#565B55 rgb(86, 91, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565B55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (86, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#565B55 color codes

HEX	`#565B55`
RGB	`rgb(86, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -3.25, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 4.28, 139.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.218, 10.116, 10.06)`
Decimal	`5659477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565B55, 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 #565B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #565B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565b55; }
.text { color: #565b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565b55, #555b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565B55?: #565B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565B55?: The RGB value is 86, 91, 85: 86 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565B55?: The complementary color is #5A555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.