What color is #562C24?

#562C24 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 #562C24?

The RGB value is 86, 44, 36: 86 red, 44 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562C24?

The complementary color is #244E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562C24 color

#562C24 rgb(86, 44, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #562C24 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 17.3% green and 14.1% blue (86, 44, 36).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 41% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 58% 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 11.79:1).

#562C24 color codes

HEX	`#562C24`
RGB	`rgb(86, 44, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 17.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 41%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 58%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 58%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.36, 18.39, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.36, 22.96, 36.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.057, 3.908, 2.157)`
Decimal	`5647396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562C24, 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 #562C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #562C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562c24; }
.text { color: #562c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 44 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562c24, #564524); }

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Questions

What color is #562C24?: #562C24 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 #562C24?: The RGB value is 86, 44, 36: 86 red, 44 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562C24?: The complementary color is #244E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.