What color is #56464E?

#56464E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56464E?

The RGB value is 86, 70, 78: 86 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56464E?

The complementary color is #46564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56464E color

#56464E rgb(86, 70, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56464E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (86, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#56464E color codes

HEX	`#56464E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 19%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, 8.36, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 8.65, 345.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.403, 6.909, 8.15)`
Decimal	`5654094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56464E, 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 #56464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #56464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56464e; }
.text { color: #56464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56464e, #564646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56464E?: #56464E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56464E?: The RGB value is 86, 70, 78: 86 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56464E?: The complementary color is #46564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.