What color is #57384A?

#57384A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57384A?

The RGB value is 87, 56, 74: 87 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57384A?

The complementary color is #385745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57384A color

#57384A rgb(87, 56, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57384A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22% green and 29% blue (87, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#57384A color codes

HEX	`#57384A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.71, 16.92, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.71, 17.75, 342.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.581, 5.349, 7.163)`
Decimal	`5716042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57384A, 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 #57384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #57384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57384a; }
.text { color: #57384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57384a, #57383b); }

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Questions

What color is #57384A?: #57384A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57384A?: The RGB value is 87, 56, 74: 87 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57384A?: The complementary color is #385745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.