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Recognised as Colour

#56524D

  • #56524D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56524D is a grey with RGB values 86, 82, 77 and HSL 33°, 6%, 32%. 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

#56524D#56524D
HEX#56524D
RGBrgb(86, 82, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3216, 0.302
RGB percentages33.7%, 32.2%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(33.3, 5.5%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 10.5%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 10.5%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,657,165
CSS custom property--colour: #56524D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A9ADB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54524Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#55534Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#585151no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Rosy brown · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5156
Analogous#564E4D, #55564D
Triadic#4D5652, #524D56
Split complementary#4D5556, #4E4D56
Tetradic#4D564E, #4D5156, #564D55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB8B4
Lighter +30%#A39F99
Lighter +20%#8B857E
Lighter +10%#716C65
Darker −10%#3B3835
Darker −20%#201F1D
Darker −30%#050505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A5439
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R86
G82
B77
Red86 (33.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue33.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.52%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 52 · B 4D

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