565E4E

#565E4E closest to Tree of Life

#565E4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Tree of Life. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(86, 94, 78)). Its HSL value is 90° hue, 9% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. #565E4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.76:1.

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Variations of #565E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#565E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#565E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #565E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5E5B4F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #605C4D
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D5C4E
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5E5B4F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C5C4E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #575C59
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #565D53
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5A5C58

#565E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.76:1 Good#565E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.11:1 Poor#565E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#565E4E in CSS

/* Tree of Life */
.color { color: #565E4E; }
.background { background-color: #565E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #565E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(86 94 78);
color: hsl(90 9% 34%);
color: oklch(0.470 0.027 129.1);

#565E4E FAQ

What color is #565E4E?

#565E4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #565E4E?

#565E4E is rgb(86, 94, 78) in RGB, hsl(90, 9%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #565E4E?

The complementary color of #565E4E is #564E5E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #565E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #565E4E: 6.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #565E4E a warm or cool color?

#565E4E is a neutral color.