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Colour

#56554A

  • #56554A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56554A is a grey with RGB values 86, 85, 74 and HSL 55°, 8%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56554A#56554A
HEX#56554A
RGBrgb(86, 85, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3333, 0.2902
RGB percentages33.7%, 33.3%, 29%
HSLhsl(55, 7.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 14%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 14%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,657,930
CSS custom property--colour: #56554A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A9AAB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575449no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#58554Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#585352no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4B56
Analogous#564F4A, #51564A
Triadic#4A5655, #554A56
Split complementary#4A5156, #4F4A56
Tetradic#4A564F, #4A4B56, #564A51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBBB1
Lighter +30%#A4A395
Lighter +20%#8C8B7A
Lighter +10%#717062
Darker −10%#3B3A32
Darker −20%#1F1F1B
Darker −30%#040403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A6636
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R86
G85
B74
Red86 (33.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)7.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 55 · B 4A

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