What color is #564531?

#564531 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564531?

The RGB value is 86, 69, 49: 86 red, 69 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564531?

The complementary color is #314256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564531 color

#564531 rgb(86, 69, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #564531 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 27.1% green and 19.2% blue (86, 69, 49).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#564531 color codes

HEX	`#564531`
RGB	`rgb(86, 69, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 27.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, 4.09, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 15.39, 74.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.52, 6.457, 3.808)`
Decimal	`5653809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564531, 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 #564531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #564531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564531; }
.text { color: #564531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 69 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564531, #555631); }

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Questions

What color is #564531?: #564531 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564531?: The RGB value is 86, 69, 49: 86 red, 69 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564531?: The complementary color is #314256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.