What color is #562E25?

#562E25 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562E25?

The RGB value is 86, 46, 37: 86 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562E25?

The complementary color is #254D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562E25 color

#562E25 rgb(86, 46, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #562E25 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18% green and 14.5% blue (86, 46, 37).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 40% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 57% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Couch (#4E2A20), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#562E25 color codes

HEX	`#562E25`
RGB	`rgb(86, 46, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 40%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 57%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 57%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.89, 17.25, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.89, 22.08, 38.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.149, 4.066, 2.264)`
Decimal	`5647909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562E25, 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 #562E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #562E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562e25; }
.text { color: #562e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 46 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562e25, #564725); }

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Questions

What color is #562E25?: #562E25 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562E25?: The RGB value is 86, 46, 37: 86 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562E25?: The complementary color is #254D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.