What color is #57363C?

#57363C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57363C?

The RGB value is 87, 54, 60: 87 red, 54 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57363C?

The complementary color is #365751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57363C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57363C color

#57363C rgb(87, 54, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #57363C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 21.2% green and 23.5% blue (87, 54, 60).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#57363C color codes

HEX	`#57363C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 54, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 21.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 38%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, 15.71, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 15.9, 8.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.065, 4.991, 4.918)`
Decimal	`5715516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57363C, 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 #57363C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57363C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #57363C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57363c; }
.text { color: #57363c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57363c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 54 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57363c, #574136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #57363C?: #57363C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57363C?: The RGB value is 87, 54, 60: 87 red, 54 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57363C?: The complementary color is #365751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57363C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.