What color is #563E3B?

#563E3B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563E3B?

The RGB value is 86, 62, 59: 86 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563E3B?

The complementary color is #3B5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563E3B color

#563E3B rgb(86, 62, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #563E3B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.3% green and 23.1% blue (86, 62, 59).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#563E3B color codes

HEX	`#563E3B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 62, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, 10.01, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 11.65, 30.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.35, 5.74, 4.91)`
Decimal	`5652027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563E3B, 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 #563E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #563E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563e3b; }
.text { color: #563e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 62 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563e3b, #564b3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #563E3B?: #563E3B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563E3B?: The RGB value is 86, 62, 59: 86 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563E3B?: The complementary color is #3B5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.