What color is #562B45?

#562B45 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 #562B45?

The RGB value is 86, 43, 69: 86 red, 43 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562B45?

The complementary color is #2B563C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562B45 color

#562B45 rgb(86, 43, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562B45 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 16.9% green and 27.1% blue (86, 43, 69).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#562B45 color codes

HEX	`#562B45`
RGB	`rgb(86, 43, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 16.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 50%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.12, 23.66, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.12, 24.81, 342.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.776, 4.136, 6.123)`
Decimal	`5647173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562B45, 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 #562B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #562B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562b45; }
.text { color: #562b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 43 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562b45, #562b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #562B45?: #562B45 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 #562B45?: The RGB value is 86, 43, 69: 86 red, 43 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562B45?: The complementary color is #2B563C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.