What color is #56492A?

#56492A 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 #56492A?

The RGB value is 86, 73, 42: 86 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56492A?

The complementary color is #2A3756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56492A?

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.

#56492A color

#56492A rgb(86, 73, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #56492A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 28.6% green and 16.5% blue (86, 73, 42).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 34% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 51% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#56492A color codes

HEX	`#56492A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 73, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 28.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 34%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 51%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 51%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, 0.72, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 20.53, 87.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.638, 6.911, 3.174)`
Decimal	`5654826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56492A, 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 #56492A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56492A 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 #56492A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56492a; }
.text { color: #56492a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56492a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 73 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56492a, #4d562a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #56492A?: #56492A 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 #56492A?: The RGB value is 86, 73, 42: 86 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56492A?: The complementary color is #2A3756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56492A?: 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.