What color is #563434?

#563434 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563434?

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

What is the complementary color of #563434?

The complementary color is #345656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563434 color

#563434 rgb(86, 52, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #563434 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#563434 color codes

HEX	`#563434`
RGB	`rgb(86, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.81, 15.33, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.81, 16.62, 22.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.686, 4.683, 3.853)`
Decimal	`5649460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563434, 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 #563434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #563434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563434; }
.text { color: #563434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563434, #564534); }

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Questions

What color is #563434?: #563434 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563434?: The RGB value is 86, 52, 52: 86 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563434?: The complementary color is #345656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.