What color is #566A6F?

#566A6F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566A6F?

The RGB value is 86, 106, 111: 86 red, 106 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566A6F?

The complementary color is #6F5B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566A6F color

#566A6F rgb(86, 106, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566A6F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.6% green and 43.5% blue (86, 106, 111).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#566A6F color codes

HEX	`#566A6F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 106, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, -6.22, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 8.15, 220.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.86, 13.434, 17.004)`
Decimal	`5663343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566A6F, 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 #566A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #566A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566a6f; }
.text { color: #566a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 106 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566a6f, #565e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #566A6F?: #566A6F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566A6F?: The RGB value is 86, 106, 111: 86 red, 106 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566A6F?: The complementary color is #6F5B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.