What color is #565E75?

#565E75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565E75?

The RGB value is 86, 94, 117: 86 red, 94 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565E75?

The complementary color is #756D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565E75 color

#565E75 rgb(86, 94, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565E75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.9% green and 45.9% blue (86, 94, 117).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#565E75 color codes

HEX	`#565E75`
RGB	`rgb(86, 94, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, 2.53, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 14.24, 280.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.05, 11.268, 18.419)`
Decimal	`5660277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565E75, 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 #565E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #565E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565e75; }
.text { color: #565e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 94 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565e75, #5e5675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #565E75?: #565E75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565E75?: The RGB value is 86, 94, 117: 86 red, 94 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565E75?: The complementary color is #756D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.