What color is #56384A?

#56384A 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 #56384A?

The RGB value is 86, 56, 74: 86 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56384A?

The complementary color is #385644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56384A color

#56384A rgb(86, 56, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56384A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22% green and 29% blue (86, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#56384A color codes

HEX	`#56384A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 35%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, 16.51, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 17.43, 341.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.488, 5.302, 7.159)`
Decimal	`5650506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56384A, 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 #56384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #56384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56384a; }
.text { color: #56384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56384a, #56383b); }

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Questions

What color is #56384A?: #56384A 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 #56384A?: The RGB value is 86, 56, 74: 86 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56384A?: The complementary color is #385644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.