What color is #571F0B?

#571F0B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #571F0B?

The RGB value is 87, 31, 11: 87 red, 31 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #571F0B?

The complementary color is #0B4357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #571F0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#571F0B color

#571F0B rgb(87, 31, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #571F0B is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 12.2% green and 4.3% blue (87, 31, 11).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 78% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 87% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#571F0B color codes

HEX	`#571F0B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 31, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 12.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 78%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 87%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 87%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.17, 24.74, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.17, 35.35, 45.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.481, 3.031, 0.666)`
Decimal	`5709579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #571F0B, 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 #571F0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#571F0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #571F0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #571f0b; }
.text { color: #571f0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #571f0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 31 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #571f0b, #57450b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #571F0B?: #571F0B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #571F0B?: The RGB value is 87, 31, 11: 87 red, 31 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #571F0B?: The complementary color is #0B4357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #571F0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.