What color is #563F3A?

#563F3A 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 #563F3A?

The RGB value is 86, 63, 58: 86 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563F3A?

The complementary color is #3A5156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563F3A color

#563F3A rgb(86, 63, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #563F3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.7% green and 22.7% blue (86, 63, 58).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#563F3A color codes

HEX	`#563F3A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 63, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, 9.21, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 11.56, 37.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.379, 5.839, 4.793)`
Decimal	`5652282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563F3A, 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 #563F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #563F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563f3a; }
.text { color: #563f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 63 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563f3a, #564d3a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #563F3A?: #563F3A 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 #563F3A?: The RGB value is 86, 63, 58: 86 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563F3A?: The complementary color is #3A5156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.