What color is #564728?

#564728 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 #564728?

The RGB value is 86, 71, 40: 86 red, 71 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564728?

The complementary color is #283756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564728 color

#564728 rgb(86, 71, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #564728 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 27.8% green and 15.7% blue (86, 71, 40).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 53% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#564728 color codes

HEX	`#564728`
RGB	`rgb(86, 71, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 27.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 53%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 53%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, 1.75, 20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 21, 85.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.474, 6.638, 2.947)`
Decimal	`5654312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564728, 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 #564728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #564728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564728; }
.text { color: #564728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 71 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564728, #4e5628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #564728?: #564728 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 #564728?: The RGB value is 86, 71, 40: 86 red, 71 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564728?: The complementary color is #283756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.