What color is #565D28?

#565D28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565D28?

The RGB value is 86, 93, 40: 86 red, 93 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565D28?

The complementary color is #2F285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565D28 color

#565D28 rgb(86, 93, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #565D28 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.5% green and 15.7% blue (86, 93, 40).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 40% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#565D28 color codes

HEX	`#565D28`
RGB	`rgb(86, 93, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 40%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 57%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 57%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, -11.42, 29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 31.27, 111.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.135, 9.96, 3.501)`
Decimal	`5659944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565D28, 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 #565D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #565D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565d28; }
.text { color: #565d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 93 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565d28, #3c5d28); }

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Questions

What color is #565D28?: #565D28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565D28?: The RGB value is 86, 93, 40: 86 red, 93 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565D28?: The complementary color is #2F285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.