What color is #57303A?

#57303A 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 #57303A?

The RGB value is 87, 48, 58: 87 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57303A?

The complementary color is #30574D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57303A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57303A color

#57303A rgb(87, 48, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #57303A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18.8% green and 22.7% blue (87, 48, 58).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#57303A color codes

HEX	`#57303A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 48, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.09, 19.17, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.09, 19.22, 4.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.751, 4.446, 4.557)`
Decimal	`5713978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57303A, 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 #57303A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57303A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #57303A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57303a; }
.text { color: #57303a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57303a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 48 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57303a, #573a30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57303A?: #57303A 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 #57303A?: The RGB value is 87, 48, 58: 87 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57303A?: The complementary color is #30574D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57303A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.