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Recognised as Colour

#565D5B

  • #565D5B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#565D5B is a grey with RGB values 86, 93, 91 and HSL 163°, 4%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#565D5B#565D5B
HEX#565D5B
RGBrgb(86, 93, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3647, 0.3569
RGB percentages33.7%, 36.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(162.9, 3.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 7.5%, 36.5%)
CMYK7.5%, 0%, 2.2%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,995
CSS custom property--colour: #565D5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A9A2A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#545D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1Gray · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Teal · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D5658
Analogous#565D58, #565B5D
Triadic#5B565D, #5D5B56
Split complementary#5D565C, #5D5856
Tetradic#58565D, #5D5658, #5B5D56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC2C1
Lighter +30%#A3A9A7
Lighter +20%#88918E
Lighter +10%#6F7775
Darker −10%#3D4341
Darker −20%#252827
Darker −30%#0C0E0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#407365
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R86
G93
B91
Red86 (33.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)3.91%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5D · B 5B

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