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#565E63 Lava Rock

#565E63 is a dark gray named Lava Rock. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.9% green and 38.8% blue (rgb(86, 94, 99)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 7% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. #565E63 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.61:1.

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Variations of #565E63

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#565E63 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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#565E63 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #565E63 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5A5C63
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C5E63
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A5E63
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5A5C63
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #595D63
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #535F60
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #555F61
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5D5D5D
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5B5D5E

#565E63 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.61:1 Good#565E63 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.18:1 Poor#565E63 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#565E63 in CSS

/* Lava Rock */
.color { color: #565E63; }
.background { background-color: #565E63; }
.border { border: 1px solid #565E63; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(86 94 99);
color: hsl(203 7% 36%);
color: oklch(0.477 0.013 235.1);

#565E63 FAQ

What color is #565E63?

#565E63 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #565E63?

#565E63 is rgb(86, 94, 99) in RGB, hsl(203, 7%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #565E63?

The complementary color of #565E63 is #635B56, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #565E63?

White text has the best contrast on #565E63: 6.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #565E63 a warm or cool color?

#565E63 is a neutral color.