What color is #564948?

#564948 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564948?

The RGB value is 86, 73, 72: 86 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564948?

The complementary color is #485556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564948 color

#564948 rgb(86, 73, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564948 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 28.6% green and 28.2% blue (86, 73, 72).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#564948 color codes

HEX	`#564948`
RGB	`rgb(86, 73, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 28.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.28, 5.28, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.28, 5.9, 26.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.39, 7.212, 7.132)`
Decimal	`5654856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564948, 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 #564948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #564948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564948; }
.text { color: #564948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 73 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564948, #565048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564948?: #564948 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564948?: The RGB value is 86, 73, 72: 86 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564948?: The complementary color is #485556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.