What color is #564C38?

#564C38 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 #564C38?

The RGB value is 86, 76, 56: 86 red, 76 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564C38?

The complementary color is #384256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564C38 color

#564C38 rgb(86, 76, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #564C38 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29.8% green and 22% blue (86, 76, 56).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#564C38 color codes

HEX	`#564C38`
RGB	`rgb(86, 76, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, 0.7, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 13.46, 87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.136, 7.433, 4.799)`
Decimal	`5655608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564C38, 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 #564C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #564C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564c38; }
.text { color: #564c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 76 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564c38, #515638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #564C38?: #564C38 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 #564C38?: The RGB value is 86, 76, 56: 86 red, 76 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564C38?: The complementary color is #384256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.