What color is #572241?

#572241 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572241?

The RGB value is 87, 34, 65: 87 red, 34 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572241?

The complementary color is #225738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572241 color

#572241 rgb(87, 34, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572241 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 13.3% green and 25.5% blue (87, 34, 65).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 25% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#572241 color codes

HEX	`#572241`
RGB	`rgb(87, 34, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 13.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, 28.52, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 29.55, 344.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.457, 3.552, 5.398)`
Decimal	`5710401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572241, 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 #572241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #572241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572241; }
.text { color: #572241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 34 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572241, #572226); }

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Questions

What color is #572241?: #572241 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572241?: The RGB value is 87, 34, 65: 87 red, 34 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572241?: The complementary color is #225738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.