What color is #572C47?

#572C47 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572C47?

The RGB value is 87, 44, 71: 87 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572C47?

The complementary color is #2C573C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572C47 color

#572C47 rgb(87, 44, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572C47 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 17.3% green and 27.8% blue (87, 44, 71).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 18% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#572C47 color codes

HEX	`#572C47`
RGB	`rgb(87, 44, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 17.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 49%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 18%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, 23.8, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 25.13, 341.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.969, 4.283, 6.472)`
Decimal	`5712967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572C47, 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 #572C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #572C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572c47; }
.text { color: #572c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 44 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572c47, #572c32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #572C47?: #572C47 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572C47?: The RGB value is 87, 44, 71: 87 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572C47?: The complementary color is #2C573C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.