What color is #56393B?

#56393B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56393B?

The RGB value is 86, 57, 59: 86 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56393B?

The complementary color is #395654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56393B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56393B color

#56393B rgb(86, 57, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #56393B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.4% green and 23.1% blue (86, 57, 59).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#56393B color codes

HEX	`#56393B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 57, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, 13.21, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 13.79, 16.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.09, 5.221, 4.824)`
Decimal	`5650747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56393B, 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 #56393B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56393B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #56393B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56393b; }
.text { color: #56393b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56393b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 57 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56393b, #564639); }

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Questions

What color is #56393B?: #56393B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56393B?: The RGB value is 86, 57, 59: 86 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56393B?: The complementary color is #395654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56393B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.