What color is #563037?

#563037 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563037?

The RGB value is 86, 48, 55: 86 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563037?

The complementary color is #30564F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563037 color

#563037 rgb(86, 48, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #563037 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18.8% green and 21.6% blue (86, 48, 55).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#563037 color codes

HEX	`#563037`
RGB	`rgb(86, 48, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, 18.28, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 18.54, 9.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.585, 4.369, 4.163)`
Decimal	`5648439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563037, 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 #563037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #563037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563037; }
.text { color: #563037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 48 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563037, #563c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #563037?: #563037 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563037?: The RGB value is 86, 48, 55: 86 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563037?: The complementary color is #30564F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.