#56012E Color

#56012E is rgb(86, 1, 46) in RGB, hsl(328, 98%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 47%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56012E

HEX#56012E

RGBrgb(86, 1, 46)

HSLhsl(328, 98%, 17%)

HSVhsv(328, 99%, 34%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 47%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(29.6% 0.12 356.6)

LABlab(16.79% 38.17 -2.15)

LCHlch(16.79% 38.23 356.78)

What #56012E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56012E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 7.13 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 7.28 Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 12.4 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 13 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 16.27 Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 17.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#56012E Channel Values

How #56012E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 86 · G 1 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 328° · S 98% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 328° · S 99% · V 34%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 99% · Y 47% · K 66%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.59:1 vs white · 1.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56012E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56012E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56012E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #56012E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #56012E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56012E

Protanopia#22222E

Protanomaly#3D192E

Deuteranopia#31312C

Deuteranomaly#43252D

Tritanopia#540C0C

Tritanomaly#55081E

Achromatopsia#292929

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Using #56012E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56012e: #56012E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56012E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56012e': '#56012E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.004, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_56012e">#56012E</color>

SVG fillfill="#56012E"

More Pink Colors

#56012E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#56012E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56012E?

#56012E is a darkest pink — rgb(86, 1, 46) in RGB and hsl(328, 98%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #56012E?

#56012E is rgb(86, 1, 46) — red 86, green 1, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56012E?

#56012E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 47%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56012E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56012E scores 14.59:1 against white and 1.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56012E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56012E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 40.68, which is a different colour altogether.

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