What color is #563446?

#563446 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563446?

The RGB value is 86, 52, 70: 86 red, 52 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563446?

The complementary color is #345644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563446 color

#563446 rgb(86, 52, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563446 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.4% green and 27.5% blue (86, 52, 70).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 19% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#563446 color codes

HEX	`#563446`
RGB	`rgb(86, 52, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 19%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, 18.28, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 18.89, 345.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.171, 4.877, 6.409)`
Decimal	`5649478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563446, 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 #563446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #563446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563446; }
.text { color: #563446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 52 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563446, #563435); }

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Questions

What color is #563446?: #563446 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563446?: The RGB value is 86, 52, 70: 86 red, 52 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563446?: The complementary color is #345644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.