#565261
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #565261
#565261 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.0), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5D6152 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.57:1).
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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 #565261?
#565261 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #565261?
Use white text. White on #565261 has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #565261?
Its complementary colour is #5D6152, and analogous partners are #525661 and #5E5261.