What color is #562530?

#562530 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562530?

The RGB value is 86, 37, 48: 86 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562530?

The complementary color is #25564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562530 color

#562530 rgb(86, 37, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #562530 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 14.5% green and 18.8% blue (86, 37, 48).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 40% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 44% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#562530 color codes

HEX	`#562530`
RGB	`rgb(86, 37, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 14.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 40%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 57%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 44%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22, 23.97, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22, 24.26, 8.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.033, 3.515, 3.209)`
Decimal	`5645616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562530, 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 #562530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #562530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562530; }
.text { color: #562530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 37 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562530, #563325); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #562530?: #562530 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562530?: The RGB value is 86, 37, 48: 86 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562530?: The complementary color is #25564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.