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Recognised as Colour

#56544A

  • #56544A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56544A is a grey with RGB values 86, 84, 74 and HSL 50°, 8%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56544A#56544A
HEX#56544A
RGBrgb(86, 84, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3294, 0.2902
RGB percentages33.7%, 32.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(50, 7.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 14%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 14%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,657,674
CSS custom property--colour: #56544A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A9ABB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565349no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#57544Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#585251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4C56
Analogous#564E4A, #52564A
Triadic#4A5654, #544A56
Split complementary#4A5256, #4E4A56
Tetradic#4A564E, #4A4C56, #564A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBAB1
Lighter +30%#A4A195
Lighter +20%#8C897A
Lighter +10%#716F62
Darker −10%#3B3932
Darker −20%#1F1E1B
Darker −30%#040403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A6136
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R86
G84
B74
Red86 (33.7%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)7.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 54 · B 4A

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