What color is #565F53?

#565F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565F53?

The RGB value is 86, 95, 83: 86 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565F53?

The complementary color is #5C535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565F53 color

#565F53 rgb(86, 95, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565F53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (86, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 105°, 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#565F53 color codes

HEX	`#565F53`
RGB	`rgb(86, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.22, -6.05, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.22, 8.3, 136.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.491, 10.787, 9.764)`
Decimal	`5660499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565F53, 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 #565F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #565F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565f53; }
.text { color: #565f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565f53, #535f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565F53?: #565F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565F53?: The RGB value is 86, 95, 83: 86 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565F53?: The complementary color is #5C535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.