What color is #56283B?

#56283B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56283B?

The RGB value is 86, 40, 59: 86 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56283B?

The complementary color is #285643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56283B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56283B color

#56283B rgb(86, 40, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #56283B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 15.7% green and 23.1% blue (86, 40, 59).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#56283B color codes

HEX	`#56283B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 40, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 15.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 53%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.04, 23.77, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.04, 23.88, 354.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.386, 3.812, 4.589)`
Decimal	`5646395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56283B, 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 #56283B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56283B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #56283B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56283b; }
.text { color: #56283b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56283b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 40 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56283b, #562c28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56283B?: #56283B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56283B?: The RGB value is 86, 40, 59: 86 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56283B?: The complementary color is #285643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56283B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.