What color is #571640?

#571640 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #571640?

The RGB value is 87, 22, 64: 87 red, 22 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #571640?

The complementary color is #16572D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #571640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#571640 color

#571640 rgb(87, 22, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #571640 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 8.6% green and 25.1% blue (87, 22, 64).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#571640 color codes

HEX	`#571640`
RGB	`rgb(87, 22, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 8.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 75%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.93, 34.26, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.93, 35.8, 343.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.143, 2.971, 5.152)`
Decimal	`5707328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #571640, 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 #571640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#571640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #571640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #571640; }
.text { color: #571640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #571640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 22 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #571640, #57161f); }

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Questions

What color is #571640?: #571640 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #571640?: The RGB value is 87, 22, 64: 87 red, 22 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #571640?: The complementary color is #16572D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #571640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.