What color is #564E42?

#564E42 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 #564E42?

The RGB value is 86, 78, 66: 86 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564E42?

The complementary color is #424A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564E42 color

#564E42 rgb(86, 78, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564E42 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (86, 78, 66).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#564E42 color codes

HEX	`#564E42`
RGB	`rgb(86, 78, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 30.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, 1.07, 8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 8.38, 82.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.546, 7.821, 6.265)`
Decimal	`5656130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564E42, 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 #564E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #564E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564e42; }
.text { color: #564e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 78 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564e42, #545642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564E42?: #564E42 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 #564E42?: The RGB value is 86, 78, 66: 86 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564E42?: The complementary color is #424A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.