What color is #565C55?

#565C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565C55?

The RGB value is 86, 92, 85: 86 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565C55?

The complementary color is #5B555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565C55 color

#565C55 rgb(86, 92, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565C55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.1% green and 33.3% blue (86, 92, 85).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 4% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#565C55 color codes

HEX	`#565C55`
RGB	`rgb(86, 92, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 4%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 8%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, -3.85, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 5.02, 140.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.304, 10.289, 10.088)`
Decimal	`5659733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565C55, 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 #565C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #565C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565c55; }
.text { color: #565c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 92 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565c55, #555c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565C55?: #565C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565C55?: The RGB value is 86, 92, 85: 86 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565C55?: The complementary color is #5B555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.