What color is #573140?

#573140 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 #573140?

The RGB value is 87, 49, 64: 87 red, 49 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573140?

The complementary color is #315748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573140 color

#573140 rgb(87, 49, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #573140 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 19.2% green and 25.1% blue (87, 49, 64).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#573140 color codes

HEX	`#573140`
RGB	`rgb(87, 49, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 19.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.54, 19.51, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.54, 19.61, 354.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.954, 4.593, 5.423)`
Decimal	`5714240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573140, 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 #573140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #573140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573140; }
.text { color: #573140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 49 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573140, #573531); }

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Questions

What color is #573140?: #573140 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 #573140?: The RGB value is 87, 49, 64: 87 red, 49 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573140?: The complementary color is #315748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.