#56545e

Color #56545e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#56545e

RGB

rgb(86, 84, 94)

HSL

hsl(252, 5.6%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 10.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.23, 3.01, -5.5)

LCH

lch(36.23, 6.27, 298.69)

OKLCH

oklch(45.1%, 0.0163, 295)

HWB

hwb(252, 32.9%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5e54

Analogous

#54575e

#56545e

#5b545e

Triadic

#56545e

#5e5654

#545e56

Split-complementary

#56545e

#5e5b54

#575e54

Tetradic

#56545e

#5e545c

#5c5e54

#545e56

Square

#56545e

#5e5457

#5c5e54

#545e5b

Shades

Color #56545e mixed toward black.

#48464e

#39383f

#2b2a2f

#1d1c1f

#0e0e10

Tints

Color #56545e mixed toward white.

#716e7b

#8d8a97

#a9a7b1

#c6c5cb

#e2e2e5

Tones

Color #56545e mixed toward gray.

#57555d

#57565c

#57575b

#58575b

#58585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555c · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#55555b · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#565a59 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 6.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #56545e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56545e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#56545e (#56545e) is rgb(86, 84, 94) in RGB.

No, #56545e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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