What color is #572C3E?

#572C3E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572C3E?

The RGB value is 87, 44, 62: 87 red, 44 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572C3E?

The complementary color is #2C5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572C3E color

#572C3E rgb(87, 44, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #572C3E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 17.3% green and 24.3% blue (87, 44, 62).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 29% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#572C3E color codes

HEX	`#572C3E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 44, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 17.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 49%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 29%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.24, 22.25, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.24, 22.4, 353.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.701, 4.176, 5.062)`
Decimal	`5712958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572C3E, 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 #572C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #572C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572c3e; }
.text { color: #572c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 44 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572c3e, #57302c); }

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Questions

What color is #572C3E?: #572C3E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572C3E?: The RGB value is 87, 44, 62: 87 red, 44 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572C3E?: The complementary color is #2C5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.