What color is #56533E?

#56533E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56533E?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 62: 86 red, 83 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56533E?

The complementary color is #3E4156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56533E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56533E color

#56533E rgb(86, 83, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #56533E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 24.3% blue (86, 83, 62).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#56533E color codes

HEX	`#56533E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, -2.67, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 13.05, 101.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.801, 8.513, 5.789)`
Decimal	`5657406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56533E, 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 #56533E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56533E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #56533E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56533e; }
.text { color: #56533e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56533e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56533e, #4d563e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #56533E?: #56533E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56533E?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 62: 86 red, 83 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56533E?: The complementary color is #3E4156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56533E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.