What color is #565D68?

#565D68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565D68?

The RGB value is 86, 93, 104: 86 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565D68?

The complementary color is #686156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565D68 color

#565D68 rgb(86, 93, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565D68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (86, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#565D68 color codes

HEX	`#565D68`
RGB	`rgb(86, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, -0.16, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 7.2, 268.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.25, 10.806, 14.64)`
Decimal	`5660008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565D68, 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 #565D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #565D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565d68; }
.text { color: #565d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565d68, #585668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565D68?: #565D68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565D68?: The RGB value is 86, 93, 104: 86 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565D68?: The complementary color is #686156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.