What color is #56394C?

#56394C 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 #56394C?

The RGB value is 86, 57, 76: 86 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56394C?

The complementary color is #395643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56394C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56394C color

#56394C rgb(86, 57, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56394C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.4% green and 29.8% blue (86, 57, 76).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 12% 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 10.07:1).

#56394C color codes

HEX	`#56394C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 57, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 12%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, 16.27, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 17.48, 338.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.605, 5.427, 7.536)`
Decimal	`5650764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56394C, 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 #56394C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56394C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #56394C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56394c; }
.text { color: #56394c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56394c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 57 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56394c, #56393d); }

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Questions

What color is #56394C?: #56394C 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 #56394C?: The RGB value is 86, 57, 76: 86 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56394C?: The complementary color is #395643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56394C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.