#565161
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #565161
With the hex code #565161, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 32% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C6151, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.65:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #565161?
With the hex code #565161, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 32% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #565161?
Use white text. White on #565161 has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #565161?
Its complementary colour is #5C6151, and analogous partners are #515461 and #5E5161.