What color is #56473F?

#56473F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56473F?

The RGB value is 86, 71, 63: 86 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56473F?

The complementary color is #3F4E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56473F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56473F color

#56473F rgb(86, 71, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56473F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 27.8% green and 24.7% blue (86, 71, 63).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#56473F color codes

HEX	`#56473F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 71, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 27.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 27%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.45, 4.94, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.45, 8.73, 55.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.988, 6.844, 5.655)`
Decimal	`5654335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56473F, 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 #56473F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56473F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #56473F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56473f; }
.text { color: #56473f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56473f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 71 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56473f, #56533f); }

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Questions

What color is #56473F?: #56473F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56473F?: The RGB value is 86, 71, 63: 86 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56473F?: The complementary color is #3F4E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56473F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.