What color is #564446?

#564446 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564446?

The RGB value is 86, 68, 70: 86 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564446?

The complementary color is #445654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564446 color

#564446 rgb(86, 68, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564446 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 26.7% green and 27.5% blue (86, 68, 70).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#564446 color codes

HEX	`#564446`
RGB	`rgb(86, 68, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 26.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.77, 8.08, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.77, 8.27, 12.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.01, 6.555, 6.689)`
Decimal	`5653574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564446, 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 #564446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #564446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564446; }
.text { color: #564446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 68 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564446, #564b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #564446?: #564446 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564446?: The RGB value is 86, 68, 70: 86 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564446?: The complementary color is #445654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.