What color is #565C49?

#565C49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565C49?

The RGB value is 86, 92, 73: 86 red, 92 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565C49?

The complementary color is #4F495C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565C49?

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.

#565C49 color

#565C49 rgb(86, 92, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565C49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.1% green and 28.6% blue (86, 92, 73).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#565C49 color codes

HEX	`#565C49`
RGB	`rgb(86, 92, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -6.18, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 11.9, 121.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.867, 10.114, 7.787)`
Decimal	`5659721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565C49, 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 #565C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565C49 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 #565C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565c49; }
.text { color: #565c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 92 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565c49, #4d5c49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #565C49?: #565C49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565C49?: The RGB value is 86, 92, 73: 86 red, 92 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565C49?: The complementary color is #4F495C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565C49?: 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.