What color is #57283B?

#57283B 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 #57283B?

The RGB value is 87, 40, 59: 87 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57283B?

The complementary color is #285744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57283B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57283B color

#57283B rgb(87, 40, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #57283B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 15.7% green and 23.1% blue (87, 40, 59).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 32% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#57283B color codes

HEX	`#57283B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 40, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 15.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 32%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, 24.17, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 24.25, 355.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.479, 3.86, 4.593)`
Decimal	`5711931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57283B, 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 #57283B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57283B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #57283B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57283b; }
.text { color: #57283b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57283b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 40 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57283b, #572d28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57283B?: #57283B 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 #57283B?: The RGB value is 87, 40, 59: 87 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57283B?: The complementary color is #285744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57283B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.