What color is #573343?

#573343 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 #573343?

The RGB value is 87, 51, 67: 87 red, 51 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573343?

The complementary color is #335747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573343 color

#573343 rgb(87, 51, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #573343 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20% green and 26.3% blue (87, 51, 67).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#573343 color codes

HEX	`#573343`
RGB	`rgb(87, 51, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.16, 18.78, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.16, 19.03, 350.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.128, 4.8, 5.913)`
Decimal	`5714755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573343, 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 #573343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #573343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573343; }
.text { color: #573343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 51 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573343, #573533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #573343?: #573343 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 #573343?: The RGB value is 87, 51, 67: 87 red, 51 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573343?: The complementary color is #335747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.