What color is #565E4D?

#565E4D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565E4D?

The RGB value is 86, 94, 77: 86 red, 94 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565E4D?

The complementary color is #554D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565E4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565E4D color

#565E4D rgb(86, 94, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565E4D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.9% green and 30.2% blue (86, 94, 77).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#565E4D color codes

HEX	`#565E4D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 94, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 18%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.76, -6.63, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.76, 10.95, 127.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.18, 10.52, 8.567)`
Decimal	`5660237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565E4D, 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 #565E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565E4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #565E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565e4d; }
.text { color: #565e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 94 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565e4d, #4e5e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565E4D?: #565E4D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565E4D?: The RGB value is 86, 94, 77: 86 red, 94 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565E4D?: The complementary color is #554D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565E4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.