What color is #566160?

#566160 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566160?

The RGB value is 86, 97, 96: 86 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566160?

The complementary color is #615657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566160 color

#566160 rgb(86, 97, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566160 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 38% green and 37.6% blue (86, 97, 96).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#566160 color codes

HEX	`#566160`
RGB	`rgb(86, 97, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 38%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, -4.46, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 4.54, 191.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.223, 11.372, 12.72)`
Decimal	`5661024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566160, 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 #566160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #566160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566160; }
.text { color: #566160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 97 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566160, #565d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #566160?: #566160 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566160?: The RGB value is 86, 97, 96: 86 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566160?: The complementary color is #615657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.