What color is #572C28?

#572C28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572C28?

The RGB value is 87, 44, 40: 87 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572C28?

The complementary color is #285357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572C28 color

#572C28 rgb(87, 44, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #572C28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 17.3% green and 15.7% blue (87, 44, 40).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 54% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#572C28 color codes

HEX	`#572C28`
RGB	`rgb(87, 44, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 17.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.61, 19.26, 11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.61, 22.4, 30.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.215, 3.981, 2.501)`
Decimal	`5712936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572C28, 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 #572C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #572C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572c28; }
.text { color: #572c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 44 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572c28, #574328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #572C28?: #572C28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572C28?: The RGB value is 87, 44, 40: 87 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572C28?: The complementary color is #285357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.