What color is #572D55?

#572D55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572D55?

The RGB value is 87, 45, 85: 87 red, 45 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572D55?

The complementary color is #2D572F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572D55 color

#572D55 rgb(87, 45, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572D55 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 17.6% green and 33.3% blue (87, 45, 85).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 32% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#572D55 color codes

HEX	`#572D55`
RGB	`rgb(87, 45, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 17.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 32%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 48%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.44, 25.94, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.44, 30.52, 328.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.508, 4.559, 9.13)`
Decimal	`5713237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572D55, 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 #572D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #572D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572d55; }
.text { color: #572d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 45 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572d55, #572d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #572D55?: #572D55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572D55?: The RGB value is 87, 45, 85: 87 red, 45 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572D55?: The complementary color is #2D572F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.