What color is #56431E?

#56431E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56431E?

The RGB value is 86, 67, 30: 86 red, 67 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56431E?

The complementary color is #1E3156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56431E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56431E color

#56431E rgb(86, 67, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #56431E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 26.3% green and 11.8% blue (86, 67, 30).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 65% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#56431E color codes

HEX	`#56431E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 67, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 26.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 65%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.63, 3.28, 25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.63, 25.4, 82.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.08, 6.087, 2.083)`
Decimal	`5653278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56431E, 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 #56431E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56431E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #56431E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56431e; }
.text { color: #56431e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56431e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 67 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56431e, #4d561e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #56431E?: #56431E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56431E?: The RGB value is 86, 67, 30: 86 red, 67 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56431E?: The complementary color is #1E3156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56431E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.