Information about #565558 color

#565558 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #565558 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 85, 88) — 33.7% red, 33.3% green, 34.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 1 / 0 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #565558 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Baltic Sea (#565657). Nearby in the Register you will also find Landscape Grey (#555759) and Dark Bluish Grey (#535359).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(86, 85, 88)), which gives #565558 its character. If you plan to put text on a #565558 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #565558 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#565558 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#565558 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #565558

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#565558
  • RGB86, 85, 88
  • CMYK1, 1, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(86, 85, 88)
  • HSL260°, 2%, 34%
  • HSL Precise260°, 1.734%, 33.922%
  • HSV260°, 3%, 35%
  • HSB260°, 3%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.333, 0.345)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.333, 0.345, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.333, 0.345)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID565558
  • DECIMAL ID5657944
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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