#565E64
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #565E64
#565E64 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.7), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #645C56 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.60:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.60:1).
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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 #565E64?
#565E64 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #565E64?
Use white text. White on #565E64 has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #565E64?
Its complementary colour is #645C56, and analogous partners are #566463 and #565764.