Palettes / Colors / #566176

#566176 — Dusty Blue

#566176 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

#566176 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #766B56; it also sits naturally between #567176 and #5B5676. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 38% · Blue 46%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 54%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #566176

.text { color: #566176; }
.background { background-color: #566176; }
.border { border: 3px solid #566176; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 97, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 16%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #566176; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 97, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #566176; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 97, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#566176">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#566176">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #766B56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #566176: #FFFFFF.

How #566176 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #566176 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #566175  ·  #566177 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #566176?

#566176 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 86, 97, 118). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #566176?

#566176 is RGB 86, 97, 118 — HSL 219°, 16%, 40% — CMYK 27%, 18%, 0%, 54%.

What colors go with #566176?

Its complement is #766B56; analogous partners are #567176 and #5B5676. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #566176 for text?

White text on #566176 has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.37:1.