What color is #563545?

#563545 is a dark, muted pink. In RGB it is rgb(86, 53, 69), and in HSL hsl(331, 24%, 27%).

Is #563545 accessible as text?

On white, #563545 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.99:1 (fails). For text placed on #563545, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #563545?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-700 (#463947).

What colors go well with #563545?

#563545 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #345545. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #563545 below.

Is #563545 good for buttons?

#563545 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #563545 — black text only reaches 1.99:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #563545 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #563545 is not the CSS named color darkslategray, but darkslategray (#2F4F4F) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#563545 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #563545

Not just a swatch — here's how #563545 works with other colors. Named schemes with #563545 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #563545 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2232

Eggplant plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #563545 Secondary #B9612F Accent #7C7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Eggplant as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #563545 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Eggplant sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #563545 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B50 Secondary #31252A Surface #F3EDE3

Eggplant carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #563545 Secondary #706369 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Eggplant is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Eggplant carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #563545 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 58/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 37/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 60/100

High

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 10/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 53/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 64/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 20/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 48/100

Moderate

Workable accent with care around contrast.

Surface fit 45/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #563545 with

Ultra Violet Taupe Dark Slate Gray Gainsboro

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 10.5:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E0D3DA for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #553439 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #563545 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #563545;
  --color-base-rgb: 86 53 69;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(37.4% 0.053 349.4);
  --color-50: #F9F5F7;
  --color-100: #F0E5EA;
  --color-200: #E0CCD6;
  --color-300: #C7A8B7;
  --color-400: #AD8598;
  --color-500: #90657A;
  --color-600: #705260;
  --color-700: #513E47;
  --color-800: #362B30;
  --color-900: #221B1E;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  eggplant: {
    50: '#F9F5F7',
    100: '#F0E5EA',
    200: '#E0CCD6',
    300: '#C7A8B7',
    400: '#AD8598',
    500: '#90657A',
    600: '#705260',
    700: '#513E47',
    800: '#362B30',
    900: '#221B1E',
  },
}

$base: #563545;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F9F5F7;
$base-100: #F0E5EA;
$base-200: #E0CCD6;
$base-300: #C7A8B7;
$base-400: #AD8598;
$base-500: #90657A;
$base-600: #705260;
$base-700: #513E47;
$base-800: #362B30;
$base-900: #221B1E;
$base-hover: #442A37;
$base-subtle: #D1BDC7;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#563545",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9F5F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0E5EA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E0CCD6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C7A8B7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AD8598",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#90657A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#705260",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#513E47",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#362B30",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#221B1E",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #563545

Color Lab

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