What color is #56072E?

#56072E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56072E?

The RGB value is 86, 7, 46: 86 red, 7 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56072E?

The complementary color is #07562F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56072E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56072E color

#56072E rgb(86, 7, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #56072E is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 2.7% green and 18% blue (86, 7, 46).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 85% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 47% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#56072E color codes

HEX	`#56072E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 7, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 2.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 85%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 92%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 47%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.12, 36.86, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.12, 36.91, 356.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.407, 2.328, 2.802)`
Decimal	`5637934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56072E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56072E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56072E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56072E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56072e; }
.text { color: #56072e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56072e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 7 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56072e, #560707); }

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Questions

What color is #56072E?: #56072E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56072E?: The RGB value is 86, 7, 46: 86 red, 7 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56072E?: The complementary color is #07562F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56072E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.