What color is #564441?

#564441 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564441?

The RGB value is 86, 68, 65: 86 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564441?

The complementary color is #415356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564441 color

#564441 rgb(86, 68, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564441 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 26.7% green and 25.5% blue (86, 68, 65).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#564441 color codes

HEX	`#564441`
RGB	`rgb(86, 68, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 26.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, 7.19, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 8.61, 33.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.859, 6.495, 5.892)`
Decimal	`5653569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564441, 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 #564441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #564441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564441; }
.text { color: #564441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 68 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564441, #564e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564441?: #564441 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564441?: The RGB value is 86, 68, 65: 86 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564441?: The complementary color is #415356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.