What color is #563843?

#563843 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563843?

The RGB value is 86, 56, 67: 86 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563843?

The complementary color is #38564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563843 color

#563843 rgb(86, 56, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #563843 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22% green and 26.3% blue (86, 56, 67).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% 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 10.28:1).

#563843 color codes

HEX	`#563843`
RGB	`rgb(86, 56, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 35%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.33, 15.2, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.33, 15.26, 354.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.265, 5.212, 5.985)`
Decimal	`5650499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563843, 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 #563843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #563843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563843; }
.text { color: #563843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 56 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563843, #563c38); }

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Questions

What color is #563843?: #563843 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563843?: The RGB value is 86, 56, 67: 86 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563843?: The complementary color is #38564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.