What color is #56342E?

#56342E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56342E?

The RGB value is 86, 52, 46: 86 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56342E?

The complementary color is #2E5056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56342E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56342E color

#56342E rgb(86, 52, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #56342E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.4% green and 18% blue (86, 52, 46).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 47% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#56342E color codes

HEX	`#56342E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 52, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 47%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.66, 14.52, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.66, 17.74, 35.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.559, 4.632, 3.186)`
Decimal	`5649454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56342E, 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 #56342E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56342E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #56342E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56342e; }
.text { color: #56342e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56342e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 52 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56342e, #56482e); }

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Questions

What color is #56342E?: #56342E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56342E?: The RGB value is 86, 52, 46: 86 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56342E?: The complementary color is #2E5056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56342E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.