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#576366

Gray · medium neutral

About #576366

With the hex code #576366, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 39% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 13.5 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #665A57, a umber shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.21:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.21:1).

Colour codes

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Red87
Green99
Blue102

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.5
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 13.5
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #576366

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #576366.
6.21:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #576366.
3.38:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #576366 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#576366
Protanopia (no red cones)
#616266
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5E6066
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#536464

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #576366?

With the hex code #576366, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 39% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #576366?

Use white text. White on #576366 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #576366?

Its complementary colour is #665A57, and analogous partners are #576662 and #575C66.