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#562810 Color

#562810 is rgb(86, 40, 16) in RGB, hsl(21, 69%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 81%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#562810
HEX#562810
RGBrgb(86, 40, 16)
HSLhsl(21, 69%, 20%)
HSVhsv(21, 81%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 81%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(33.5% 0.077 45.9)
LABlab(22.38% 20.37 25.28)
LCHlch(22.38% 32.46 51.14)

What #562810 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 #562810, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#562810 Channel Values

How #562810 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 40 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 69% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 81% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 81% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.3:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #562810 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 text12.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #562810

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #562810; 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 #562810

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 #562810 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#562810
Protanopia#33330F
Protanomaly#442F10
Deuteranopia#3C3C0A
Deuteranomaly#48350D
Tritanopia#572626
Tritanomaly#57271F
Achromatopsia#353535

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Using #562810 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-562810: #562810;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #562810;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-562810': '#562810' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.157, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_562810">#562810</color>
SVG fillfill="#562810"

More Brown Colors

#562810 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#562810 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #562810?

#562810 is a dark brown — rgb(86, 40, 16) in RGB and hsl(21, 69%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #562810?

#562810 is rgb(86, 40, 16) — red 86, green 40, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #562810?

#562810 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 81%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #562810 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #562810 scores 12.3:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #562810 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #562810 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 23.8, which is visibly different.

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