What color is #57260A?

#57260A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57260A?

The RGB value is 87, 38, 10: 87 red, 38 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57260A?

The complementary color is #0A3B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57260A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57260A color

#57260A rgb(87, 38, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #57260A is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 14.9% green and 3.9% blue (87, 38, 10).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 79% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 89% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Evil Cigar (#522000), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#57260A color codes

HEX	`#57260A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 38, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 14.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 79%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 89%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 89%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, 20.71, 27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 34.32, 52.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.679, 3.435, 0.704)`
Decimal	`5711370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57260A, 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 #57260A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57260A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #57260A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57260a; }
.text { color: #57260a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57260a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 38 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57260a, #574d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #57260A?: #57260A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57260A?: The RGB value is 87, 38, 10: 87 red, 38 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57260A?: The complementary color is #0A3B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57260A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.