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#576367

Charcoal · medium neutral

About #576367

#576367 is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 13.4), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #675B57 (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.20:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.20:1).

Colour codes

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Red87
Green99
Blue103

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 13.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.6
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #576367

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #576367.
6.20:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #576367.
3.39:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #576367 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#576367
Protanopia (no red cones)
#606267
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5E6067
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#536464

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #576367?

#576367 is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #576367?

Use white text. White on #576367 has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #576367?

Its complementary colour is #675B57, and analogous partners are #576763 and #575B67.