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Recognised as Colour

#56515C

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

#56515C is a grey with RGB values 86, 81, 92 and HSL 267°, 6%, 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

#56515C#56515C
HEX#56515C
RGBrgb(86, 81, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3176, 0.3608
RGB percentages33.7%, 31.8%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(267.3, 6.4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 12%, 36.1%)
CMYK6.5%, 12%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,656,924
CSS custom property--colour: #56515C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A9AEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F535Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#50535Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#555255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Gray · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#575C51
Analogous#51525C, #5C515C
Triadic#5C5651, #515C56
Split complementary#5C5C51, #525C51
Tetradic#5C5152, #575C51, #515C5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCB8C1
Lighter +30%#A29DA9
Lighter +20%#898291
Lighter +10%#6F6977
Darker −10%#3D3941
Darker −20%#232126
Darker −30%#0A090B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#543B72
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R86
G81
B92
Red86 (33.7%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)6.36%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 51 · B 5C

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