What color is #572F46?

#572F46 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572F46?

The RGB value is 87, 47, 70: 87 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572F46?

The complementary color is #2F5740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572F46 color

#572F46 rgb(87, 47, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572F46 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18.4% green and 27.5% blue (87, 47, 70).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#572F46 color codes

HEX	`#572F46`
RGB	`rgb(87, 47, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.27, 21.8, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.27, 22.71, 343.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.053, 4.502, 6.343)`
Decimal	`5713734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572F46, 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 #572F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #572F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572f46; }
.text { color: #572f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 47 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572f46, #572f32); }

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Questions

What color is #572F46?: #572F46 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572F46?: The RGB value is 87, 47, 70: 87 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572F46?: The complementary color is #2F5740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.