What color is #562A22?

#562A22 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562A22?

The RGB value is 86, 42, 34: 86 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562A22?

The complementary color is #224E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562A22 color

#562A22 rgb(86, 42, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #562A22 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 16.5% green and 13.3% blue (86, 42, 34).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 43% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 60% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#562A22 color codes

HEX	`#562A22`
RGB	`rgb(86, 42, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 16.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 43%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 60%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 60%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.83, 19.42, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.83, 24.17, 36.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.955, 3.75, 1.976)`
Decimal	`5646882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562A22, 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 #562A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	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 #562A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562a22; }
.text { color: #562a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 42 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562a22, #564422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #562A22?: #562A22 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562A22?: The RGB value is 86, 42, 34: 86 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562A22?: The complementary color is #224E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.