What color is #564D44?

#564D44 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564D44?

The RGB value is 86, 77, 68: 86 red, 77 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564D44?

The complementary color is #444D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564D44 color

#564D44 rgb(86, 77, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564D44 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 30.2% green and 26.7% blue (86, 77, 68).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#564D44 color codes

HEX	`#564D44`
RGB	`rgb(86, 77, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 30.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.36, 2.04, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.36, 7.01, 73.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.535, 7.704, 6.558)`
Decimal	`5655876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564D44, 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 #564D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #564D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564d44; }
.text { color: #564d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 77 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564d44, #565644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564D44?: #564D44 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564D44?: The RGB value is 86, 77, 68: 86 red, 77 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564D44?: The complementary color is #444D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.