What color is #571F31?

#571F31 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #571F31?

The RGB value is 87, 31, 49: 87 red, 31 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #571F31?

The complementary color is #1F5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #571F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#571F31 color

#571F31 rgb(87, 31, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #571F31 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 12.2% green and 19.2% blue (87, 31, 49).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 47% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 44% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#571F31 color codes

HEX	`#571F31`
RGB	`rgb(87, 31, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 12.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 47%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 64%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 44%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.94, 27.83, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.94, 27.87, 3.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.975, 3.229, 3.266)`
Decimal	`5709617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #571F31, 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 #571F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#571F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #571F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #571f31; }
.text { color: #571f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #571f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 31 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #571f31, #57291f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #571F31?: #571F31 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #571F31?: The RGB value is 87, 31, 49: 87 red, 31 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #571F31?: The complementary color is #1F5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #571F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.