What color is #572B26?

#572B26 is a dark, desaturated red known as Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Worcestershire Sauce?

The RGB value is 87, 43, 38: 87 red, 43 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Worcestershire Sauce?

The complementary color is #265257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572B26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Worcestershire Sauce color: hex code #572B26

#572B26 rgb(87, 43, 38)

Shades of brown

Worcestershire Sauce has the hex code #572B26. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 16.9% green and 14.9% blue (87, 43, 38).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 39% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 56% yellow and 66% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26) color codes

HEX	`#572B26`
RGB	`rgb(87, 43, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 16.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 39%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 56%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 56%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.32, 19.66, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.32, 23.24, 32.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.145, 3.894, 2.314)`
Decimal	`5712678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Worcestershire Sauce, 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 #572B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #572B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572b26; }
.text { color: #572b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 43 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572b26, #574326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #572B26 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #572B26?: #572B26 is a dark, desaturated red known as Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Worcestershire Sauce?: The RGB value is 87, 43, 38: 87 red, 43 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Worcestershire Sauce?: The complementary color is #265257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572B26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.