What color is #562E49?

#562E49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562E49?

The RGB value is 86, 46, 73: 86 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562E49?

The complementary color is #2E563B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562E49 color

#562E49 rgb(86, 46, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562E49 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18% green and 28.6% blue (86, 46, 73).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#562E49 color codes

HEX	`#562E49`
RGB	`rgb(86, 46, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.99, 22.58, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.99, 24.24, 338.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.017, 4.414, 6.837)`
Decimal	`5647945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562E49, 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 #562E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #562E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562e49; }
.text { color: #562e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 46 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562e49, #562e35); }

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Questions

What color is #562E49?: #562E49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562E49?: The RGB value is 86, 46, 73: 86 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562E49?: The complementary color is #2E563B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.