What color is #561E27?

#561E27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #561E27?

The RGB value is 86, 30, 39: 86 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #561E27?

The complementary color is #1E564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #561E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#561E27 color

#561E27 rgb(86, 30, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #561E27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 11.8% green and 15.3% blue (86, 30, 39).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 55% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#561E27 color codes

HEX	`#561E27`
RGB	`rgb(86, 30, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 11.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 55%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.26, 26.82, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.26, 27.86, 15.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.669, 3.054, 2.263)`
Decimal	`5643815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #561E27, 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 #561E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#561E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #561E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #561e27; }
.text { color: #561e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #561e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 30 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #561e27, #56311e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #561E27?: #561E27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #561E27?: The RGB value is 86, 30, 39: 86 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #561E27?: The complementary color is #1E564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #561E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.