What color is #562E13?

#562E13 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562E13?

The RGB value is 86, 46, 19: 86 red, 46 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562E13?

The complementary color is #133B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562E13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562E13 color

#562E13 rgb(86, 46, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #562E13 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18% green and 7.5% blue (86, 46, 19).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 64% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 78% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#562E13 color codes

HEX	`#562E13`
RGB	`rgb(86, 46, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 64%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 78%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 78%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.61, 15.79, 24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.61, 29.34, 57.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.933, 3.98, 1.124)`
Decimal	`5647891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562E13, 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 #562E13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562E13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #562E13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562e13; }
.text { color: #562e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562e13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 46 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562e13, #565013); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #562E13?: #562E13 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562E13?: The RGB value is 86, 46, 19: 86 red, 46 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562E13?: The complementary color is #133B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562E13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.