What color is #56757B?

#56757B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56757B?

The RGB value is 86, 117, 123: 86 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56757B?

The complementary color is #7B5C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56757B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56757B color

#56757B rgb(86, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56757B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (86, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#56757B color codes

HEX	`#56757B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, -9.55, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 11.79, 215.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.773, 16.13, 21.123)`
Decimal	`5666171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56757B, 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 #56757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #56757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56757b; }
.text { color: #56757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56757b, #56627b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #56757B?: #56757B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56757B?: The RGB value is 86, 117, 123: 86 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56757B?: The complementary color is #7B5C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56757B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.