What color is #57304A?

#57304A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57304A?

The RGB value is 87, 48, 74: 87 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57304A?

The complementary color is #30573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57304A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57304A color

#57304A rgb(87, 48, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57304A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18.8% green and 29% blue (87, 48, 74).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#57304A color codes

HEX	`#57304A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 48, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.67, 21.92, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.67, 23.49, 338.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.224, 4.635, 7.044)`
Decimal	`5713994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57304A, 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 #57304A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57304A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #57304A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57304a; }
.text { color: #57304a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57304a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 48 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57304a, #573037); }

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Questions

What color is #57304A?: #57304A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57304A?: The RGB value is 87, 48, 74: 87 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57304A?: The complementary color is #30573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57304A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.