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Recognised as Colour

#565C59

  • #565C59
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#565C59 is a grey with RGB values 86, 92, 89 and HSL 150°, 3%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#565C59#565C59
HEX#565C59
RGBrgb(86, 92, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3608, 0.349
RGB percentages33.7%, 36.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(150, 3.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 6.5%, 36.1%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 3.3%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,737
CSS custom property--colour: #565C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A9A3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5B59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5A59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#555C5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Teal · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5659
Analogous#565C56, #565C5C
Triadic#59565C, #5C5956
Split complementary#5C565C, #5C5656
Tetradic#56565C, #5C5659, #5C5C56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC1BF
Lighter +30%#A2A9A5
Lighter +20%#88908C
Lighter +10%#6F7672
Darker −10%#3D423F
Darker −20%#252726
Darker −30%#0C0D0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#407259
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R86
G92
B89
Red86 (33.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)3.37%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5C · B 59

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