#565757
Umber · dark neutral
About #565757
#565757 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 34% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.8); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #575656 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #565757 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.25:1).
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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 #565757?
#565757 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 34% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #565757?
Use white text. White on #565757 has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #565757?
Its complementary colour is #575656, and analogous partners are #565757 and #565757.