#565D69
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #565D69
#565D69 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 36% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% 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 #696256 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #565D69 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.63:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.63:1).
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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 #565D69?
#565D69 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 36% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #565D69?
Use white text. White on #565D69 has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #565D69?
Its complementary colour is #696256, and analogous partners are #566769 and #595669.