What color is #562B36?

#562B36 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562B36?

The RGB value is 86, 43, 54: 86 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562B36?

The complementary color is #2B564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562B36 color

#562B36 rgb(86, 43, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #562B36 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 16.9% green and 21.2% blue (86, 43, 54).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 37% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#562B36 color codes

HEX	`#562B36`
RGB	`rgb(86, 43, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 16.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 50%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 37%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.58, 21.22, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.58, 21.31, 5.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.368, 3.973, 3.973)`
Decimal	`5647158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562B36, 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 #562B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #562B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562b36; }
.text { color: #562b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 43 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562b36, #56362b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #562B36?: #562B36 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562B36?: The RGB value is 86, 43, 54: 86 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562B36?: The complementary color is #2B564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.