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Recognised as Colour

#56515A

  • #56515A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56515A is a grey with RGB values 86, 81, 90 and HSL 273°, 5%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56515A#56515A
HEX#56515A
RGBrgb(86, 81, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3176, 0.3529
RGB percentages33.7%, 31.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(273.3, 5.3%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 10%, 35.3%)
CMYK4.4%, 10%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,656,922
CSS custom property--colour: #56515A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A9AEA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50535Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#51535Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#565254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#555A51
Analogous#52515A, #5A515A
Triadic#5A5651, #515A56
Split complementary#5A5A51, #515A52
Tetradic#5A5251, #555A51, #515A5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCB8BF
Lighter +30%#A39DA7
Lighter +20%#89828F
Lighter +10%#706975
Darker −10%#3C393F
Darker −20%#232124
Darker −30%#090909
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#583C6F
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R86
G81
B90
Red86 (33.7%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.26%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 51 · B 5A

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