What color is #56353C?

#56353C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56353C?

The RGB value is 86, 53, 60: 86 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56353C?

The complementary color is #35564F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56353C color

#56353C rgb(86, 53, 60)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (86, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 30% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#56353C color codes

HEX	`#56353C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 38%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 30%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, 15.91, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 16.02, 6.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.927, 4.851, 4.898)`
Decimal	`5649724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56353C, 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 #56353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #56353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56353c; }
.text { color: #56353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56353c, #563f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56353C?: #56353C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56353C?: The RGB value is 86, 53, 60: 86 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56353C?: The complementary color is #35564F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.