What color is #563B40?

#563B40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563B40?

The RGB value is 86, 59, 64: 86 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563B40?

The complementary color is #3B5651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563B40 color

#563B40 rgb(86, 59, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #563B40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 23.1% green and 25.1% blue (86, 59, 64).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#563B40 color codes

HEX	`#563B40`
RGB	`rgb(86, 59, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 23.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, 12.76, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 12.87, 7.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.327, 5.477, 5.573)`
Decimal	`5651264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563B40, 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 #563B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #563B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563b40; }
.text { color: #563b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 59 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563b40, #56443b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #563B40?: #563B40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563B40?: The RGB value is 86, 59, 64: 86 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563B40?: The complementary color is #3B5651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.