Palettes / Colors / #562124

#562124 — Deep Muted Red

#562124 is a red color we call Deep Muted Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #562124 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#562124 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 #205552; it also sits naturally between #55203D and #553820. 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 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 58% · Key 66%

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

Previews

CSS code for #562124

.text { color: #562124; }
.background { background-color: #562124; }
.border { border: 3px solid #562124; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 33, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 45%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #562124; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 33, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #562124; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 33, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#562124">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#562124">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #205552:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #562124: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #562124

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #562124 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 #562124 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #562124?

#562124 is Deep Muted Red, a red color (RGB 86, 33, 36). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #562124?

#562124 is RGB 86, 33, 36 — HSL 357°, 45%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 58%, 66%.

What colors go with #562124?

Its complement is #205552; analogous partners are #55203D and #553820. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #562124 for text?

White text on #562124 has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.64:1.