What color is #57223B?

#57223B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57223B?

The RGB value is 87, 34, 59: 87 red, 34 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57223B?

The complementary color is #22573E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57223B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57223B color

#57223B rgb(87, 34, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #57223B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 13.3% green and 23.1% blue (87, 34, 59).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 32% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#57223B color codes

HEX	`#57223B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 34, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 13.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 32%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, 27.58, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 27.87, 351.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.292, 3.487, 4.531)`
Decimal	`5710395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57223B, 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 #57223B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57223B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #57223B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57223b; }
.text { color: #57223b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57223b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 34 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57223b, #572422); }

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Questions

What color is #57223B?: #57223B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57223B?: The RGB value is 87, 34, 59: 87 red, 34 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57223B?: The complementary color is #22573E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57223B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.