What color is #56361E?

#56361E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56361E?

The RGB value is 86, 54, 30: 86 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56361E?

The complementary color is #1E3E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56361E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56361E color

#56361E rgb(86, 54, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #56361E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 21.2% green and 11.8% blue (86, 54, 30).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 65% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#56361E color codes

HEX	`#56361E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 54, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 21.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 65%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.89, 11.53, 20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.89, 23.77, 60.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.392, 4.711, 1.853)`
Decimal	`5649950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56361E, 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 #56361E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56361E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #56361E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56361e; }
.text { color: #56361e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56361e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 54 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56361e, #56521e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #56361E?: #56361E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56361E?: The RGB value is 86, 54, 30: 86 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56361E?: The complementary color is #1E3E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56361E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.