What color is #57081E?

#57081E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57081E?

The RGB value is 87, 8, 30: 87 red, 8 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57081E?

The complementary color is #085741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57081E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57081E color

#57081E rgb(87, 8, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #57081E is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 3.1% green and 11.8% blue (87, 8, 30).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 83% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 66% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#57081E color codes

HEX	`#57081E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 8, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 3.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 83%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 91%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 66%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.96, 35.42, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.96, 36.66, 14.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.252, 2.294, 1.447)`
Decimal	`5703710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57081E, 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 #57081E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57081E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #57081E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57081e; }
.text { color: #57081e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57081e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 8 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57081e, #571908); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #57081E?: #57081E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57081E?: The RGB value is 87, 8, 30: 87 red, 8 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57081E?: The complementary color is #085741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57081E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.