What color is #562846?

#562846 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562846?

The RGB value is 86, 40, 70: 86 red, 40 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562846?

The complementary color is #285638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562846 color

#562846 rgb(86, 40, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562846 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 15.7% green and 27.5% blue (86, 40, 70).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 19% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#562846 color codes

HEX	`#562846`
RGB	`rgb(86, 40, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 15.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 53%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.47, 25.62, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.47, 27.19, 340.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.702, 3.939, 6.253)`
Decimal	`5646406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562846, 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 #562846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #562846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562846; }
.text { color: #562846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 40 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562846, #56282f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #562846?: #562846 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562846?: The RGB value is 86, 40, 70: 86 red, 40 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562846?: The complementary color is #285638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.