What color is #566F83?

#566F83 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566F83?

The RGB value is 86, 111, 131: 86 red, 111 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566F83?

The complementary color is #836A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566F83 color

#566F83 rgb(86, 111, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566F83 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.5% green and 51.4% blue (86, 111, 131).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#566F83 color codes

HEX	`#566F83`
RGB	`rgb(86, 111, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 15%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -3.95, -13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 14.53, 254.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.618, 14.985, 23.643)`
Decimal	`5664643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566F83, 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 #566F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #566F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566f83; }
.text { color: #566f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 111 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566f83, #565983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #566F83?: #566F83 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566F83?: The RGB value is 86, 111, 131: 86 red, 111 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566F83?: The complementary color is #836A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.