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Colour

#56585A

  • #56585A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56585A is a grey with RGB values 86, 88, 90 and HSL 210°, 2%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56585A#56585A
HEX#56585A
RGBrgb(86, 88, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3451, 0.3529
RGB percentages33.7%, 34.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(210, 2.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 4.4%, 35.3%)
CMYK4.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,658,714
CSS custom property--colour: #56585A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A9A7A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57585Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#57585Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#555859no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1Gray · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Cadetblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5856
Analogous#565A5A, #56565A
Triadic#5A5658, #585A56
Split complementary#5A5656, #5A5A56
Tetradic#5A565A, #5A5856, #565A56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDBEBF
Lighter +30%#A2A4A7
Lighter +20%#888B8E
Lighter +10%#6F7174
Darker −10%#3D3E40
Darker −20%#242526
Darker −30%#0B0B0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#405870
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R86
G88
B90
Red86 (33.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)2.27%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 58 · B 5A

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