What color is #56542B?

#56542B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56542B?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 43: 86 red, 84 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56542B?

The complementary color is #2B2D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56542B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56542B color

#56542B rgb(86, 84, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #56542B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 16.9% blue (86, 84, 43).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 50% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#56542B color codes

HEX	`#56542B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 50%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 50%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.99, -5.86, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.99, 24.83, 103.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.444, 8.494, 3.532)`
Decimal	`5657643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56542B, 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 #56542B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56542B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #56542B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56542b; }
.text { color: #56542b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56542b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56542b, #43562b); }

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Questions

What color is #56542B?: #56542B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56542B?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 43: 86 red, 84 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56542B?: The complementary color is #2B2D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56542B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.