What color is #574A47?

#574A47 is a dark, grayish red known as Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Molasses?

The RGB value is 87, 74, 71: 87 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Molasses?

The complementary color is #475457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Molasses color: hex code #574A47

#574A47 rgb(87, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

Molasses has the hex code #574A47. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (87, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 66% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

Molasses (#574A47) color codes

HEX	`#574A47`
RGB	`rgb(87, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 18%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.65, 4.9, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.65, 6.21, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.517, 7.379, 6.988)`
Decimal	`5720647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Molasses, 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 #574A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #574A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574a47; }
.text { color: #574a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574a47, #575247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #574A47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #574A47?: #574A47 is a dark, grayish red known as Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Molasses?: The RGB value is 87, 74, 71: 87 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Molasses?: The complementary color is #475457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.