What color is #56543B?

#56543B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56543B?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 59: 86 red, 84 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56543B?

The complementary color is #3B3D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56543B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56543B color

#56543B rgb(86, 84, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #56543B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 23.1% blue (86, 84, 59).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#56543B color codes

HEX	`#56543B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, -3.74, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 15.41, 104.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.798, 8.635, 5.393)`
Decimal	`5657659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56543B, 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 #56543B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56543B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #56543B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56543b; }
.text { color: #56543b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56543b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56543b, #4b563b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #56543B?: #56543B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56543B?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 59: 86 red, 84 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56543B?: The complementary color is #3B3D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56543B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.