What color is #54573F?

#54573F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54573F?

The RGB value is 84, 87, 63: 84 red, 87 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54573F?

The complementary color is #423F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54573F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54573F color

#54573F rgb(84, 87, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #54573F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.1% green and 24.7% blue (84, 87, 63).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#54573F color codes

HEX	`#54573F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 87, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, -5.8, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 14.77, 113.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.962, 9.06, 6.031)`
Decimal	`5527359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54573F, 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 #54573F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54573F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #54573F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54573f; }
.text { color: #54573f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54573f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 87 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54573f, #48573f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #54573F?: #54573F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54573F?: The RGB value is 84, 87, 63: 84 red, 87 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54573F?: The complementary color is #423F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54573F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.