#56535D
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #56535D
#56535D is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.4), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5A5D53 (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 — 7.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.52:1).
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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 #56535D?
#56535D is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #56535D?
Use white text. White on #56535D has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #56535D?
Its complementary colour is #5A5D53, and analogous partners are #53555D and #5B535D.