Palettes / Colors / #562020

#562020 — Deep Muted Red

#562020 is a red color we call Deep Muted Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#562020 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #205656; it also sits naturally between #56203B and #563B20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 13% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 63% · Key 66%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #562020

.text { color: #562020; }
.background { background-color: #562020; }
.border { border: 3px solid #562020; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 32, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 46%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #562020; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 32, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #562020; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 32, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#562020">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#562020">Div content here</div>

Shades of #562020

Tints of #562020

Tones of #562020

Color harmonies

Complementary — #205656:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #562020: #FFFFFF.

How #562020 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #562020 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #56201F  ·  #562021 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #562020?

#562020 is Deep Muted Red, a red color (RGB 86, 32, 32). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #562020?

#562020 is RGB 86, 32, 32 — HSL 0°, 46%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 63%, 66%.

What colors go with #562020?

Its complement is #205656; analogous partners are #56203B and #563B20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #562020 for text?

White text on #562020 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.62:1.