#56565b

Color #56565b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#56565b

RGB

rgb(86, 86, 91)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.8%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.72, 1.09, -2.89)

LCH

lch(36.72, 3.09, 290.66)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.008, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 33.7%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5b56

Analogous

#56585b

#56565b

#58565b

Triadic

#56565b

#5b5656

#565b56

Split-complementary

#56565b

#5b5856

#585b56

Tetradic

#56565b

#5b565b

#5b5b56

#565b56

Square

#56565b

#5b5658

#5b5b56

#565b58

Shades

Color #56565b mixed toward black.

#48484c

#39393d

#2b2b2d

#1d1d1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #56565b mixed toward white.

#717177

#8d8d93

#a9a9ae

#c6c6c9

#e2e2e4

Tones

Color #56565b mixed toward gray.

#56565b

#57575a

#585859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.88:1

White text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565a · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#56565a · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#565959 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56565b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56565b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#56565b (#56565b) is rgb(86, 86, 91) in RGB.

No, #56565b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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