What color is #564A45?

#564A45 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 #564A45?

The RGB value is 86, 74, 69: 86 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564A45?

The complementary color is #455156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564A45 color

#564A45 rgb(86, 74, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564A45 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29% green and 27.1% blue (86, 74, 69).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#564A45 color codes

HEX	`#564A45`
RGB	`rgb(86, 74, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, 4.1, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 6.34, 49.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.361, 7.306, 6.652)`
Decimal	`5655109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564A45, 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 #564A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #564A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564a45; }
.text { color: #564a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 74 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564a45, #565345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564A45?: #564A45 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 #564A45?: The RGB value is 86, 74, 69: 86 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564A45?: The complementary color is #455156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.