#56595c

Color #56595c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#56595c

RGB

rgb(86, 89, 92)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.4%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 6.5%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 3.3%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(37.65, -0.53, -2.14)

LCH

lch(37.65, 2.2, 256.09)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0061, 248.03)

HWB

hwb(210, 33.7%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5956

Analogous

#565c5c

#56595c

#56565c

Triadic

#56595c

#5c5659

#595c56

Split-complementary

#56595c

#5c5656

#5c5c56

Tetradic

#56595c

#59565c

#5c5956

#595c56

Square

#56595c

#5c565c

#5c5956

#565c56

Shades

Color #56595c mixed toward black.

#484a4d

#393b3d

#2b2c2e

#1d1e1f

#0e0f0f

Tints

Color #56595c mixed toward white.

#717579

#8d9094

#a9acaf

#c6c8ca

#e2e3e4

Tones

Color #56595c mixed toward gray.

#56595c

#57595b

#58595a

#585959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57575b · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#57575b · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#565b5b · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56595c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56595c]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#56595c (#56595c) is rgb(86, 89, 92) in RGB.

No, #56595c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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