What color is #565D64?

#565D64 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565D64?

The RGB value is 86, 93, 100: 86 red, 93 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565D64?

The complementary color is #645D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565D64 color

#565D64 rgb(86, 93, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565D64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.5% green and 39.2% blue (86, 93, 100).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#565D64 color codes

HEX	`#565D64`
RGB	`rgb(86, 93, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, -1.12, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 5.06, 257.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.052, 10.727, 13.595)`
Decimal	`5660004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565D64, 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 #565D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #565D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565d64; }
.text { color: #565d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 93 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565d64, #565664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565D64?: #565D64 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565D64?: The RGB value is 86, 93, 100: 86 red, 93 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565D64?: The complementary color is #645D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.