What color is #564450?

#564450 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564450?

The RGB value is 86, 68, 80: 86 red, 68 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564450?

The complementary color is #44564A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564450 color

#564450 rgb(86, 68, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564450 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 26.7% green and 31.4% blue (86, 68, 80).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#564450 color codes

HEX	`#564450`
RGB	`rgb(86, 68, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 26.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.1, 10.05, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.1, 10.91, 337.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.353, 6.692, 8.492)`
Decimal	`5653584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564450, 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 #564450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #564450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564450; }
.text { color: #564450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 68 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564450, #564447); }

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Questions

What color is #564450?: #564450 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564450?: The RGB value is 86, 68, 80: 86 red, 68 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564450?: The complementary color is #44564A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.