What color is #560A0A?

#560A0A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #560A0A?

The RGB value is 86, 10, 10: 86 red, 10 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #560A0A?

The complementary color is #0A5656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #560A0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#560A0A color

#560A0A rgb(86, 10, 10)

Shades of red

The hex color #560A0A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 3.9% green and 3.9% blue (86, 10, 10).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 79% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 88% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#560A0A color codes

HEX	`#560A0A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 10, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 3.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 79%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 88%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.59, 33.46, 21.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.59, 39.71, 32.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.002, 2.218, 0.505)`
Decimal	`5638666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #560A0A, 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 #560A0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#560A0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #560A0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #560a0a; }
.text { color: #560a0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #560a0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 10 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #560a0a, #56300a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #560A0A?: #560A0A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #560A0A?: The RGB value is 86, 10, 10: 86 red, 10 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #560A0A?: The complementary color is #0A5656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #560A0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.