Information about #565A52 color

#565A52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#565A52 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(86, 90, 82) — 33.7% red, 35.3% green, 32.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 3 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #565A52 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Greenish Grey (#535953). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Olivish Grey (#595953) and Ebony (#555D50).

The recipe behind #565A52 is rgb(86, 90, 82), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #565A52: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #565A52 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#565A52 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#565A52 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #565A52

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#565A52
  • RGB86, 90, 82
  • CMYK2, 0, 3, 65
  • CSSrgb(86, 90, 82)
  • HSL90°, 5%, 34%
  • HSL Precise90°, 4.651%, 33.725%
  • HSV90°, 9%, 35%
  • HSB90°, 9%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.353, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.353, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.353, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID565A52
  • DECIMAL ID5659218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01