What color is #566D6E?

#566D6E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566D6E?

The RGB value is 86, 109, 110: 86 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566D6E?

The complementary color is #6E5756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566D6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566D6E color

#566D6E rgb(86, 109, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #566D6E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 42.7% green and 43.1% blue (86, 109, 110).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#566D6E color codes

HEX	`#566D6E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 109, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 42.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -8.21, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 8.87, 202.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.12, 14.041, 16.82)`
Decimal	`5664110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566D6E, 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 #566D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #566D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566d6e; }
.text { color: #566d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 109 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566d6e, #56616e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #566D6E?: #566D6E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566D6E?: The RGB value is 86, 109, 110: 86 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566D6E?: The complementary color is #6E5756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566D6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.