#56636e

Color #56636e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#56636e

RGB

rgb(86, 99, 110)

HSL

hsl(207.5, 12.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.5, 21.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 10%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(41.26, -2.31, -7.87)

LCH

lch(41.26, 8.2, 253.64)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0238, 243.86)

HWB

hwb(207.5, 33.7%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6156

Analogous

#566e6d

#56636e

#56576e

Triadic

#56636e

#6e5663

#636e56

Split-complementary

#56636e

#6e5657

#6e6d56

Tetradic

#56636e

#61566e

#6e6156

#636e56

Square

#56636e

#6d566e

#6e6156

#576e56

Shades

Color #56636e mixed toward black.

#48525c

#394249

#2b3137

#1d2125

#0e1012

Tints

Color #56636e mixed toward white.

#6d7d8b

#8a97a3

#a7b1ba

#c4cbd1

#e2e5e8

Tones

Color #56636e mixed toward gray.

#58636c

#5a636a

#5c6268

#5e6266

#606264

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.41:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c6b · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#5b5a6b · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#576969 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56636e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56636e]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#56636e (#56636e) is rgb(86, 99, 110) in RGB.

No, #56636e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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