What color is #565E62?

#565E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565E62?

The RGB value is 86, 94, 98: 86 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565E62?

The complementary color is #625A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565E62 color

#565E62 rgb(86, 94, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565E62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.9% green and 38.4% blue (86, 94, 98).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#565E62 color codes

HEX	`#565E62`
RGB	`rgb(86, 94, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, -2.2, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 4.01, 236.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.045, 10.866, 13.121)`
Decimal	`5660258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565E62, 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 #565E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #565E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565e62; }
.text { color: #565e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 94 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565e62, #565862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565E62?: #565E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565E62?: The RGB value is 86, 94, 98: 86 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565E62?: The complementary color is #625A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.