What color is #56353B?

#56353B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56353B?

The RGB value is 86, 53, 59: 86 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56353B?

The complementary color is #355650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56353B color

#56353B rgb(86, 53, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #56353B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (86, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#56353B color codes

HEX	`#56353B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 38%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 15.75, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 15.94, 8.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.9, 4.841, 4.76)`
Decimal	`5649723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56353B, 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 #56353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #56353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56353b; }
.text { color: #56353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56353b, #563f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #56353B?: #56353B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56353B?: The RGB value is 86, 53, 59: 86 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56353B?: The complementary color is #355650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.