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Recognised as Colour

#565B53

  • #565B53
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#565B53 is a grey with RGB values 86, 91, 83 and HSL 97°, 5%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#565B53#565B53
HEX#565B53
RGBrgb(86, 91, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3569, 0.3255
RGB percentages33.7%, 35.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(97.5, 4.6%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 8.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 8.8%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,475
CSS custom property--colour: #565B53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A9A4AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5953no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#565A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Teal · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58535B
Analogous#5A5B53, #535B54
Triadic#53565B, #5B5356
Split complementary#54535B, #5B535A
Tetradic#535A5B, #58535B, #5B5453

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC0BA
Lighter +30%#A2A89F
Lighter +20%#898F85
Lighter +10%#6F766B
Darker −10%#3D403B
Darker −20%#242622
Darker −30%#0A0B0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#51713D
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R86
G91
B83
Red86 (33.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue97.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.6%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5B · B 53

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