What color is #565B67?

#565B67 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565B67?

The RGB value is 86, 91, 103: 86 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565B67?

The complementary color is #676256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565B67 color

#565B67 rgb(86, 91, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565B67 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.7% green and 40.4% blue (86, 91, 103).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#565B67 color codes

HEX	`#565B67`
RGB	`rgb(86, 91, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, 0.82, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 7.57, 276.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.026, 10.44, 14.316)`
Decimal	`5659495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565B67, 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 #565B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #565B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565b67; }
.text { color: #565b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 91 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565b67, #5a5667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565B67?: #565B67 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565B67?: The RGB value is 86, 91, 103: 86 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565B67?: The complementary color is #676256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.