Information about #56012B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #56012B is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 1, 43) — 33.7% red, 0.4% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 17 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid romantic rose, #56012B leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Deep Raspberry (#590021). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castro (#52001F) and Mulberry Wood (#5C0536).

In RGB terms — rgb(86, 1, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #56012B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#56012B color variations

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#56012B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #56012B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56012B
  • RGB86, 1, 43
  • CMYK0, 33, 17, 66
  • HSL330°, 98%, 17%
  • HSL Precise330.353°, 97.701%, 17.059%
  • HSV330°, 99%, 34%
  • HSB330°, 99%, 34%
  • HEX ID56012B
  • DECIMAL ID5636395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
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