What color is #565E52?

#565E52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565E52?

The RGB value is 86, 94, 82: 86 red, 94 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565E52?

The complementary color is #5A525E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565E52 color

#565E52 rgb(86, 94, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565E52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.9% green and 32.2% blue (86, 94, 82).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#565E52 color codes

HEX	`#565E52`
RGB	`rgb(86, 94, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.89, -5.66, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.89, 8.12, 134.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.363, 10.593, 9.532)`
Decimal	`5660242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565E52, 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 #565E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #565E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565e52; }
.text { color: #565e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 94 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565e52, #525e54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #565E52?: #565E52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565E52?: The RGB value is 86, 94, 82: 86 red, 94 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565E52?: The complementary color is #5A525E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.