What color is #573144?

#573144 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573144?

The RGB value is 87, 49, 68: 87 red, 49 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573144?

The complementary color is #315744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573144 color

#573144 rgb(87, 49, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #573144 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 19.2% green and 26.7% blue (87, 49, 68).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#573144 color codes

HEX	`#573144`
RGB	`rgb(87, 49, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 19.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.69, 20.2, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.69, 20.68, 347.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.072, 4.641, 6.044)`
Decimal	`5714244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573144, 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 #573144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #573144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573144; }
.text { color: #573144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 49 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573144, #573131); }

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Questions

What color is #573144?: #573144 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573144?: The RGB value is 87, 49, 68: 87 red, 49 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573144?: The complementary color is #315744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.