What color is #562D00?

#562D00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562D00?

The RGB value is 86, 45, 0: 86 red, 45 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562D00?

The complementary color is #002956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562D00 color

#562D00 rgb(86, 45, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #562D00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 17.6% green and 0% blue (86, 45, 0).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 100% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#562D00 color codes

HEX	`#562D00`
RGB	`rgb(86, 45, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 17.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.19, 15.6, 32.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.19, 36.44, 64.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.777, 3.856, 0.493)`
Decimal	`5647616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562D00, 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 #562D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #562D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562d00; }
.text { color: #562d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 45 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562d00, #545600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #562D00?: #562D00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562D00?: The RGB value is 86, 45, 0: 86 red, 45 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562D00?: The complementary color is #002956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.