What color is #564B37?

#564B37 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564B37?

The RGB value is 86, 75, 55: 86 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564B37?

The complementary color is #374256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564B37 color

#564B37 rgb(86, 75, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #564B37 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29.4% green and 21.6% blue (86, 75, 55).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#564B37 color codes

HEX	`#564B37`
RGB	`rgb(86, 75, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, 1.18, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 13.68, 85.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.044, 7.287, 4.649)`
Decimal	`5655351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564B37, 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 #564B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #564B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564b37; }
.text { color: #564b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 75 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564b37, #525637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #564B37?: #564B37 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564B37?: The RGB value is 86, 75, 55: 86 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564B37?: The complementary color is #374256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.