What color is #573348?

#573348 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573348?

The RGB value is 87, 51, 72: 87 red, 51 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573348?

The complementary color is #335742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573348 color

#573348 rgb(87, 51, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573348 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20% green and 28.2% blue (87, 51, 72).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#573348 color codes

HEX	`#573348`
RGB	`rgb(87, 51, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.34, 19.69, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.34, 20.61, 342.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.284, 4.862, 6.737)`
Decimal	`5714760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573348, 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 #573348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #573348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573348; }
.text { color: #573348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 51 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573348, #573336); }

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Questions

What color is #573348?: #573348 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573348?: The RGB value is 87, 51, 72: 87 red, 51 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573348?: The complementary color is #335742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.