What color is #565F56?

#565F56 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565F56?

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

What is the complementary color of #565F56?

The complementary color is #5F565F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565F56 color

#565F56 rgb(86, 95, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565F56 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#565F56 color codes

HEX	`#565F56`
RGB	`rgb(86, 95, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 37.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -5.44, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 6.73, 143.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.609, 10.835, 10.387)`
Decimal	`5660502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565F56, 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 #565F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #565F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565f56; }
.text { color: #565f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 95 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565f56, #565f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #565F56?: #565F56 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565F56?: The RGB value is 86, 95, 86: 86 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565F56?: The complementary color is #5F565F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.