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#56393A Color

#56393A is rgb(86, 57, 58) in RGB, hsl(358, 20%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56393A
HEX#56393A
RGBrgb(86, 57, 58)
HSLhsl(358, 20%, 28%)
HSVhsv(358, 34%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(37.8% 0.041 16.9)
LABlab(27.46% 13.39 4.87)
LCHlch(27.46% 14.24 19.98)

What #56393A 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 #56393A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#56393A Channel Values

How #56393A 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 57 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 20% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 34% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 33% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.28:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56393A 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 text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56393A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56393A; 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 #56393A

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 #56393A 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#56393A
Protanopia#3F3F3A
Protanomaly#493D3A
Deuteranopia#444439
Deuteranomaly#4C4039
Tritanopia#563939
Tritanomaly#563939
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #56393A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56393a: #56393A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56393A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56393a': '#56393A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.224, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_56393a">#56393A</color>
SVG fillfill="#56393A"

More Red Colors

#56393A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56393A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56393A?

#56393A is a dark red — rgb(86, 57, 58) in RGB and hsl(358, 20%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #56393A?

#56393A is rgb(86, 57, 58) — red 86, green 57, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56393A?

#56393A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56393A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56393A scores 10.28:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56393A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56393A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 22.14, which is visibly different.

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