What color is #56573F?

#56573F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56573F?

The RGB value is 86, 87, 63: 86 red, 87 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56573F?

The complementary color is #403F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56573F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56573F color

#56573F rgb(86, 87, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #56573F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.1% green and 24.7% blue (86, 87, 63).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#56573F color codes

HEX	`#56573F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 87, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.28, -4.92, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.28, 14.71, 109.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.143, 9.154, 6.04)`
Decimal	`5658431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56573F, 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 #56573F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56573F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #56573F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56573f; }
.text { color: #56573f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56573f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 87 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56573f, #4a573f); }

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Questions

What color is #56573F?: #56573F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56573F?: The RGB value is 86, 87, 63: 86 red, 87 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56573F?: The complementary color is #403F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56573F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.