What color is #564E48?

#564E48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564E48?

The RGB value is 86, 78, 72: 86 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564E48?

The complementary color is #485056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564E48 color

#564E48 rgb(86, 78, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #564E48 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 30.6% green and 28.2% blue (86, 78, 72).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#564E48 color codes

HEX	`#564E48`
RGB	`rgb(86, 78, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 30.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, 2.15, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 5.21, 65.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.732, 7.895, 7.246)`
Decimal	`5656136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564E48, 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 #564E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #564E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564e48; }
.text { color: #564e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 78 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564e48, #565548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #564E48?: #564E48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564E48?: The RGB value is 86, 78, 72: 86 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564E48?: The complementary color is #485056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.