#565D63
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #565D63
#565D63 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 36% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% 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 Charcoal (ΔE 11.4); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #635C56 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #565D63 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.68:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.68:1).
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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 #565D63?
#565D63 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 36% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #565D63?
Use white text. White on #565D63 has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #565D63?
Its complementary colour is #635C56, and analogous partners are #566363 and #565763.