What color is #572F52?

#572F52 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 #572F52?

The RGB value is 87, 47, 82: 87 red, 47 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572F52?

The complementary color is #2F5734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572F52 color

#572F52 rgb(87, 47, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572F52 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18.4% green and 32.2% blue (87, 47, 82).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 6% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#572F52 color codes

HEX	`#572F52`
RGB	`rgb(87, 47, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 6%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.77, 24.11, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.77, 27.68, 330.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.47, 4.669, 8.541)`
Decimal	`5713746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572F52, 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 #572F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #572F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572f52; }
.text { color: #572f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 47 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572f52, #572f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #572F52?: #572F52 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 #572F52?: The RGB value is 87, 47, 82: 87 red, 47 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572F52?: The complementary color is #2F5734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.