What color is #56344A?

#56344A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56344A?

The RGB value is 86, 52, 74: 86 red, 52 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56344A?

The complementary color is #345640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56344A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56344A color

#56344A rgb(86, 52, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56344A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.4% green and 29% blue (86, 52, 74).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#56344A color codes

HEX	`#56344A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 52, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, 19.04, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 20.34, 339.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.302, 4.929, 7.097)`
Decimal	`5649482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56344A, 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 #56344A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56344A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #56344A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56344a; }
.text { color: #56344a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56344a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 52 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56344a, #563439); }

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Questions

What color is #56344A?: #56344A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56344A?: The RGB value is 86, 52, 74: 86 red, 52 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56344A?: The complementary color is #345640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56344A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.