#56525E
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #56525E
#56525E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.6), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5A5E52 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.60:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #56525E?
#56525E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #56525E?
Use white text. White on #56525E has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #56525E?
Its complementary colour is #5A5E52, and analogous partners are #52545E and #5C525E.