What color is #562D45?

#562D45 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 #562D45?

The RGB value is 86, 45, 69: 86 red, 45 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562D45?

The complementary color is #2D563E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562D45 color

#562D45 rgb(86, 45, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562D45 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 17.6% green and 27.1% blue (86, 45, 69).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 31% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#562D45 color codes

HEX	`#562D45`
RGB	`rgb(86, 45, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 17.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 31%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 48%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, 22.45, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 23.44, 343.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.85, 4.285, 6.148)`
Decimal	`5647685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562D45, 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 #562D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #562D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562d45; }
.text { color: #562d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 45 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562d45, #562d31); }

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Questions

What color is #562D45?: #562D45 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 #562D45?: The RGB value is 86, 45, 69: 86 red, 45 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562D45?: The complementary color is #2D563E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.