What color is #570B4C?

#570B4C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #570B4C?

The RGB value is 87, 11, 76: 87 red, 11 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #570B4C?

The complementary color is #0B5716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #570B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#570B4C color

#570B4C rgb(87, 11, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #570B4C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 4.3% green and 29.8% blue (87, 11, 76).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 78% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Explorer (#551155), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#570B4C color codes

HEX	`#570B4C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 11, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 4.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 78%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 87%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.17, 40.07, -19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.17, 44.7, 333.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.355, 2.788, 7.092)`
Decimal	`5704524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #570B4C, 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 #570B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#570B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #570B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #570b4c; }
.text { color: #570b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #570b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 11 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #570b4c, #570b26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #570B4C?: #570B4C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #570B4C?: The RGB value is 87, 11, 76: 87 red, 11 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #570B4C?: The complementary color is #0B5716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #570B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.