What color is #57534B?

#57534B is a gray known as Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Masala?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 75: 87 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Masala?

The complementary color is #4B4F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57534B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Masala color: hex code #57534B

#57534B rgb(87, 83, 75)

Shades of gray

Masala has the hex code #57534B. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 29.4% blue (87, 83, 75).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

Masala (#57534B) color codes

HEX	`#57534B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 14%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, 0.04, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 5.27, 89.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.294, 8.721, 7.902)`
Decimal	`5722955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Masala, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #57534B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57534B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #57534B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57534b; }
.text { color: #57534b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57534b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57534b, #55574b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #57534B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #57534B?: #57534B is a gray known as Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Masala?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 75: 87 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Masala?: The complementary color is #4B4F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57534B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.