What color is #562F48?

#562F48 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562F48?

The RGB value is 86, 47, 72: 86 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562F48?

The complementary color is #2F563D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562F48 color

#562F48 rgb(86, 47, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562F48 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18.4% green and 28.2% blue (86, 47, 72).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#562F48 color codes

HEX	`#562F48`
RGB	`rgb(86, 47, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.2, 21.77, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.2, 23.14, 340.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.024, 4.48, 6.677)`
Decimal	`5648200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562F48, 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 #562F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #562F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562f48; }
.text { color: #562f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 47 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562f48, #562f34); }

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Questions

What color is #562F48?: #562F48 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562F48?: The RGB value is 86, 47, 72: 86 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562F48?: The complementary color is #2F563D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.