What color is #563440?

#563440 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563440?

The RGB value is 86, 52, 64: 86 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563440?

The complementary color is #34564A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563440 color

#563440 rgb(86, 52, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #563440 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.4% green and 25.1% blue (86, 52, 64).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#563440 color codes

HEX	`#563440`
RGB	`rgb(86, 52, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.17, 17.21, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.17, 17.25, 356.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.991, 4.805, 5.461)`
Decimal	`5649472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563440, 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 #563440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #563440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563440; }
.text { color: #563440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 52 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563440, #563934); }

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Questions

What color is #563440?: #563440 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563440?: The RGB value is 86, 52, 64: 86 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563440?: The complementary color is #34564A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.