#562148

sRGB · 86 / 33 / 72

#562148 belongs to the rose family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 86 red, 33 green and 72 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 315.8° lands in the rose region. Its 44.5% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 23.3% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, white has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.30:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 86, 33, 72
HSL: 315.85°, 44.54%, 23.33%
HSV / HSB: 315.85°, 61.63%, 33.73%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 61.63%, 16.28%, 66.27%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 5.551, 3.534, 6.521
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 22.068, 29.907, -12.609
WCAG relative luminance: 0.03534
24-bit decimal: 5644616

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #562148 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 1.71:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

White text · 12.30:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#21562F sits half a turn (180°) from #562148 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#562148 #21562F

Analogous

#492156 and #56212E sit 30° to either side of #562148. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#492156 #562148 #56212E

Triadic

#562148, #485621 and #214856 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#562148 #485621 #214856

Split complementary

Start at #562148 and look across the wheel. #2E5621 and #215649 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#562148 #2E5621 #215649

Square

Starting with #562148, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #564921, #21562F, then #212E56. Across the square, #562148 pairs with #21562F, and #564921 with #212E56.

#562148 #564921 #21562F #212E56

Tetradic

#562148 and #21562F are opposites, as are #562F21 and #214856. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#562148 #562F21 #21562F #214856

Tints

Mixing #562148 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #784D6D, keeps 80% of the original. By #DDD3DA, the mixture is 80% white.

#562148 #784D6D #9A7A91 #BBA6B6 #DDD3DA #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #562148 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #451A3A, keeps 80% of the original. By #11070E, the mixture is 80% black.

#562148 #451A3A #34142B #220D1D #11070E #000000

Tones

Mixing #562148 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #5E3453, keeps 80% of the original. By #786D75, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#562148 #5E3453 #67475E #6F5A6A #786D75 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#562148

RGB

rgb(86 33 72)

HSL

hsl(315.849 44.538% 23.333%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #562148;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#562148 uses 86 red, 33 green and 72 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 33.7%

Green 12.9%

Blue 28.2%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #562148 is 0.0% cyan, 61.6% magenta, 16.3% yellow and 66.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 61.6%

Yellow 16.3%

Black 66.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #552244. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #524 in CSS. For a modern design, keep #562148 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #663333, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #552244 Nearest web-safe · #663333

Gradient to complement

#562148 #4D2A44 #443340 #3C3C3C #334437 #2A4D33 #21562F

Color vision previews

Compare how #562148 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#233049

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#333847

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#5B2331

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#3B2C48

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#3F3147

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#562341

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#353535

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#482C3F

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.09306 G 0.01521 B 0.06480

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.31184 G 0.14187 B 0.27551

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.07924 G 0.01779 B 0.06170

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.356 y 0.226 Y 3.534

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 66.275 M % 87.059 Y % 71.765

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

01010110 00100001 01001000