What color is #56452F?

#56452F 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 #56452F?

The RGB value is 86, 69, 47: 86 red, 69 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56452F?

The complementary color is #2F4056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56452F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56452F color

#56452F rgb(86, 69, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #56452F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 27.1% green and 18.4% blue (86, 69, 47).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 45% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#56452F color codes

HEX	`#56452F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 69, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 27.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 45%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, 3.83, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 16.48, 76.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.479, 6.44, 3.591)`
Decimal	`5653807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56452F, 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 #56452F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56452F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #56452F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56452f; }
.text { color: #56452f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56452f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 69 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56452f, #54562f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #56452F?: #56452F 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 #56452F?: The RGB value is 86, 69, 47: 86 red, 69 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56452F?: The complementary color is #2F4056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56452F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.