#56152B Color

#56152B is rgb(86, 21, 43) in RGB, hsl(340, 61%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 50%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56152B

HEX#56152B

RGBrgb(86, 21, 43)

HSLhsl(340, 61%, 21%)

HSVhsv(340, 76%, 34%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 50%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(31.2% 0.097 4.1)

LABlab(19.03% 31.54 3.23)

LCHlch(19.03% 31.71 5.84)

What #56152B 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 #56152B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 5.05 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 11.72 Puce Red#722F37ΔE 12.66 Catawba#703642ΔE 12.72 Merlot#73343AΔE 13.88 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 14.27

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

#56152B Channel Values

How #56152B 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 21 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 340° · S 61% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 340° · S 76% · V 34%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 76% · Y 50% · K 66%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.66:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56152B 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 text13.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56152B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56152B; 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 #56152B

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 #56152B 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#56152B

Protanopia#29292B

Protanomaly#3F222B

Deuteranopia#353529

Deuteranomaly#452B2A

Tritanopia#551919

Tritanomaly#551721

Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

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Using #56152B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56152b: #56152B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56152B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56152b': '#56152B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.082, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_56152b">#56152B</color>

SVG fillfill="#56152B"

More Pink Colors

#56152B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

57001d 551f2f 570057 551653 5a205a 523252 5a3844 520052 5b3256 510424 5c0031 50404d 750071 915f6d a8005a c39dc3 d0417e e0004b e8d9e8 f2bdcd fad1eb ff00ff ff6fff ffd1ff

#56152B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56152B?

#56152B is a dark pink — rgb(86, 21, 43) in RGB and hsl(340, 61%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #56152B?

#56152B is rgb(86, 21, 43) — red 86, green 21, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56152B?

#56152B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 50%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56152B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56152B scores 13.66:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56152B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56152B 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 36.98, which is a different colour altogether.

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