What color is #563A43?

#563A43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563A43?

The RGB value is 86, 58, 67: 86 red, 58 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563A43?

The complementary color is #3A564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563A43 color

#563A43 rgb(86, 58, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #563A43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.7% green and 26.3% blue (86, 58, 67).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#563A43 color codes

HEX	`#563A43`
RGB	`rgb(86, 58, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, 13.93, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 13.94, 357.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.364, 5.41, 6.018)`
Decimal	`5651011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563A43, 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 #563A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #563A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563a43; }
.text { color: #563a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 58 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563a43, #563f3a); }

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Questions

What color is #563A43?: #563A43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563A43?: The RGB value is 86, 58, 67: 86 red, 58 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563A43?: The complementary color is #3A564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.