What color is #56627E?

#56627E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56627E?

The RGB value is 86, 98, 126: 86 red, 98 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56627E?

The complementary color is #7E7256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56627E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56627E color

#56627E rgb(86, 98, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #56627E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 38.4% green and 49.4% blue (86, 98, 126).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#56627E color codes

HEX	`#56627E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 98, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 38.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.56, 2.51, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.56, 17.33, 278.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.97, 12.22, 21.463)`
Decimal	`5661310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56627E, 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 #56627E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56627E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #56627E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56627e; }
.text { color: #56627e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56627e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 98 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56627e, #5e567e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #56627E?: #56627E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56627E?: The RGB value is 86, 98, 126: 86 red, 98 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56627E?: The complementary color is #7E7256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56627E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.