What color is #571A14?

#571A14 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #571A14?

The RGB value is 87, 26, 20: 87 red, 26 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #571A14?

The complementary color is #145157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #571A14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#571A14 color

#571A14 rgb(87, 26, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #571A14 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 10.2% green and 7.8% blue (87, 26, 20).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 63% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 77% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#571A14 color codes

HEX	`#571A14`
RGB	`rgb(87, 26, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 10.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 63%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 77%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.29, 27.77, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.29, 33.85, 34.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.427, 2.816, 0.972)`
Decimal	`5708308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #571A14, 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 #571A14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#571A14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #571A14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #571a14; }
.text { color: #571a14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #571a14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 26 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #571a14, #573c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #571A14?: #571A14 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #571A14?: The RGB value is 87, 26, 20: 87 red, 26 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #571A14?: The complementary color is #145157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #571A14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.