What color is #573443?

#573443 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 #573443?

The RGB value is 87, 52, 67: 87 red, 52 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573443?

The complementary color is #345748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573443 color

#573443 rgb(87, 52, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #573443 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20.4% green and 26.3% blue (87, 52, 67).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#573443 color codes

HEX	`#573443`
RGB	`rgb(87, 52, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, 18.15, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 18.35, 351.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.172, 4.888, 5.927)`
Decimal	`5715011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573443, 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 #573443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #573443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573443; }
.text { color: #573443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 52 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573443, #573734); }

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Questions

What color is #573443?: #573443 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 #573443?: The RGB value is 87, 52, 67: 87 red, 52 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573443?: The complementary color is #345748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.