What color is #562548?

#562548 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562548?

The RGB value is 86, 37, 72: 86 red, 37 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562548?

The complementary color is #255633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562548 color

#562548 rgb(86, 37, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562548 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 14.5% green and 28.2% blue (86, 37, 72).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 40% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#562548 color codes

HEX	`#562548`
RGB	`rgb(86, 37, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 14.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 40%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 57%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.9, 27.7, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.9, 29.93, 337.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.669, 3.77, 6.559)`
Decimal	`5645640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562548, 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 #562548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #562548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562548; }
.text { color: #562548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 37 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562548, #562530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #562548?: #562548 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562548?: The RGB value is 86, 37, 72: 86 red, 37 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562548?: The complementary color is #255633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.