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Colour

#56494B

  • #56494B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56494B is a red with RGB values 86, 73, 75 and HSL 351°, 8%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56494B#56494B
HEX#56494B
RGBrgb(86, 73, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2863, 0.2941
RGB percentages33.7%, 28.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(350.8, 8.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 15.1%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 12.8%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,654,859
CSS custom property--colour: #56494B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A9B6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4B4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#59484Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Black · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495654
Analogous#564952, #564E49
Triadic#4B5649, #494B56
Split complementary#49564E, #495256
Tetradic#525649, #495654, #4D4956

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCAFB1
Lighter +30%#A49496
Lighter +20%#8D787B
Lighter +10%#726063
Darker −10%#3A3233
Darker −20%#1F1A1B
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A353D
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R86
G73
B75
Red86 (33.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue350.77°
Saturation (HSL)8.18%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 49 · B 4B

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