What color is #56313A?

#56313A 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 #56313A?

The RGB value is 86, 49, 58: 86 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56313A?

The complementary color is #31564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56313A?

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.

#56313A color

#56313A rgb(86, 49, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #56313A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 19.2% green and 22.7% blue (86, 49, 58).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#56313A color codes

HEX	`#56313A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 49, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 19.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.2, 18.12, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.2, 18.18, 4.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.7, 4.481, 4.567)`
Decimal	`5648698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56313A, 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 #56313A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56313A 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 #56313A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56313a; }
.text { color: #56313a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56313a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 49 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56313a, #563b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56313A?: #56313A 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 #56313A?: The RGB value is 86, 49, 58: 86 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56313A?: The complementary color is #31564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56313A?: 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.