What color is #572145?

#572145 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572145?

The RGB value is 87, 33, 69: 87 red, 33 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572145?

The complementary color is #215733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572145 color

#572145 rgb(87, 33, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572145 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 12.9% green and 27.1% blue (87, 33, 69).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 45% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#572145 color codes

HEX	`#572145`
RGB	`rgb(87, 33, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 12.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 45%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 62%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.1, 29.73, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.1, 31.53, 340.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.549, 3.544, 6.021)`
Decimal	`5710149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572145, 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 #572145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #572145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572145; }
.text { color: #572145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 33 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572145, #57212a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #572145?: #572145 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572145?: The RGB value is 87, 33, 69: 87 red, 33 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572145?: The complementary color is #215733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.