#56596b

Color #56596b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#56596b

RGB

rgb(86, 89, 107)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 10.9%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 19.6%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(38.17, 3.04, -10.67)

LCH

lch(38.17, 11.09, 285.9)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0294, 277.83)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 33.7%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6856

Analogous

#56636b

#56596b

#5d566b

Triadic

#56596b

#6b5659

#596b56

Split-complementary

#56596b

#6b5d56

#636b56

Tetradic

#56596b

#68566b

#6b6856

#596b56

Square

#56596b

#6b5663

#6b6856

#566b5d

Shades

Color #56596b mixed toward black.

#484a59

#393b47

#2b2c35

#1d1e24

#0e0f12

Tints

Color #56596b mixed toward white.

#6d7188

#8a8da1

#a7aab8

#c4c6d0

#e2e3e7

Tones

Color #56596b mixed toward gray.

#585a69

#595b67

#5b5d66

#5d5e64

#5f5f62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575767 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#575766 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#566463 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56596b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56596b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#56596b (#56596b) is rgb(86, 89, 107) in RGB.

No, #56596b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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