What color is #564C37?

#564C37 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564C37?

The RGB value is 86, 76, 55: 86 red, 76 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564C37?

The complementary color is #374156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564C37 color

#564C37 rgb(86, 76, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #564C37 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29.8% green and 21.6% blue (86, 76, 55).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#564C37 color codes

HEX	`#564C37`
RGB	`rgb(86, 76, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.75, 0.56, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.75, 14.05, 87.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.112, 7.423, 4.672)`
Decimal	`5655607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564C37, 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 #564C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #564C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564c37; }
.text { color: #564c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 76 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564c37, #515637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #564C37?: #564C37 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564C37?: The RGB value is 86, 76, 55: 86 red, 76 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564C37?: The complementary color is #374156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.