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Recognised as Colour

#56554F

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

#56554F is a grey with RGB values 86, 85, 79 and HSL 51°, 4%, 32%. 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

#56554F#56554F
HEX#56554F
RGBrgb(86, 85, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3333, 0.3098
RGB percentages33.7%, 33.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(51.4, 4.2%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 8.1%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 8.1%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,657,935
CSS custom property--colour: #56554F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A9AAB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56554Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#57554Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#575453no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Teal · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F5056
Analogous#56514F, #54564F
Triadic#4F5655, #554F56
Split complementary#4F5456, #514F56
Tetradic#4F5651, #4F5056, #564F54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBBB6
Lighter +30%#A3A29B
Lighter +20%#8B8980
Lighter +10%#716F67
Darker −10%#3B3B37
Darker −20%#21201E
Darker −30%#060606
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6B643A
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R86
G85
B79
Red86 (33.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.24%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 55 · B 4F

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