What color is #562E50?

#562E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562E50?

The RGB value is 86, 46, 80: 86 red, 46 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562E50?

The complementary color is #2E5634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562E50 color

#562E50 rgb(86, 46, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18% green and 31.4% blue (86, 46, 80).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#562E50 color codes

HEX	`#562E50`
RGB	`rgb(86, 46, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.3, 23.95, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.3, 27.26, 331.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.263, 4.512, 8.129)`
Decimal	`5647952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562E50, 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 #562E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #562E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562e50; }
.text { color: #562e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 46 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562e50, #562e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #562E50?: #562E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562E50?: The RGB value is 86, 46, 80: 86 red, 46 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562E50?: The complementary color is #2E5634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.