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Recognised as Colour

#56635B

  • #56635B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56635B is a grey with RGB values 86, 99, 91 and HSL 143°, 7%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56635B#56635B
HEX#56635B
RGBrgb(86, 99, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3882, 0.3569
RGB percentages33.7%, 38.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(143.1, 7%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.1, 13.1%, 38.8%)
CMYK13.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,661,531
CSS custom property--colour: #56635B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#A99CA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#63615Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#605F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#546361no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5Gray · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Teal · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63565E
Analogous#586356, #566362
Triadic#5B5663, #635B56
Split complementary#625663, #635658
Tetradic#565863, #63565E, #636256

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC7C2
Lighter +30%#A3AFA8
Lighter +20%#88978E
Lighter +10%#6E7E74
Darker −10%#3E4842
Darker −20%#272C29
Darker −30%#0F1110
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F7A56
Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R86
G99
B91
Red86 (33.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue143.08°
Saturation (HSL)7.03%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 63 · B 5B

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