What color is #56393E?

#56393E 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 #56393E?

The RGB value is 86, 57, 62: 86 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56393E?

The complementary color is #395651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56393E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56393E color

#56393E rgb(86, 57, 62)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.4% green and 24.3% blue (86, 57, 62).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#56393E color codes

HEX	`#56393E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 57, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, 13.7, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 13.86, 8.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.171, 5.253, 5.245)`
Decimal	`5650750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56393E, 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 #56393E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56393E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #56393E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56393e; }
.text { color: #56393e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56393e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 57 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56393e, #564339); }

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Questions

What color is #56393E?: #56393E 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 #56393E?: The RGB value is 86, 57, 62: 86 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56393E?: The complementary color is #395651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56393E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.