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#56063E Color

#56063E is rgb(86, 6, 62) in RGB, hsl(318, 87%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 28%, 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 8.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56063E
HEX#56063E
RGBrgb(86, 6, 62)
HSLhsl(318, 87%, 18%)
HSVhsv(318, 93%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 28%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(30.7% 0.123 344.4)
LABlab(17.89% 38.08 -11.90)
LCHlch(17.89% 39.90 342.65)

What #56063E 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 #56063E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 8.98Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 8.99Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 12.76Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 13.18Byzantium#702963ΔE 13.3Medium Violet#65315FΔE 15.1

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

#56063E Channel Values

How #56063E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 6 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 87% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 93% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 28% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.08:1 vs white · 1.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56063E 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 text14.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56063E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56063E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56063E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56063E
Complementary
#06561E
Analogous
#460656
Analogous
#560616
Triadic
#3E5606
Triadic
#063E56
Split comp.
#165606
Split comp.
#065646

Tints & Shades of #56063E

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.

Tints

#8A0A64
#C40E8D
#EF1AAF
#F353C3
#F788D5
#FBC1E9

Shades

#4C0537
#430530
#390429
#300322
#26031B
#1D0215

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56063E.

How #56063E 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#56063E
Protanopia#24243E
Protanomaly#3E1B3E
Deuteranopia#32323C
Deuteranomaly#43273D
Tritanopia#531515
Tritanomaly#54102B
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

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Using #56063E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56063e: #56063E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56063E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56063e': '#56063E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.024, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_56063e">#56063E</color>
SVG fillfill="#56063E"

More Pink Colors

#56063E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#56063E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56063E?

#56063E is a darkest pink — rgb(86, 6, 62) in RGB and hsl(318, 87%, 18%) 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 8.98.

What is the RGB value of #56063E?

#56063E is rgb(86, 6, 62) — red 86, green 6, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56063E?

#56063E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 28%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56063E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56063E scores 14.08:1 against white and 1.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56063E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56063E 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 32.55, which is a different colour altogether.

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