What color is #563849?

#563849 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563849?

The RGB value is 86, 56, 73: 86 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563849?

The complementary color is #385645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563849 color

#563849 rgb(86, 56, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563849 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22% green and 28.6% blue (86, 56, 73).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#563849 color codes

HEX	`#563849`
RGB	`rgb(86, 56, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 35%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, 16.32, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 17.06, 343.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.455, 5.288, 6.983)`
Decimal	`5650505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563849, 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 #563849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #563849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563849; }
.text { color: #563849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 56 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563849, #56383a); }

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Questions

What color is #563849?: #563849 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563849?: The RGB value is 86, 56, 73: 86 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563849?: The complementary color is #385645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.