What color is #573959?

#573959 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573959?

The RGB value is 87, 57, 89: 87 red, 57 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573959?

The complementary color is #3B5939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573959 color

#573959 rgb(87, 57, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573959 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22.4% green and 34.9% blue (87, 57, 89).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#573959 color codes

HEX	`#573959`
RGB	`rgb(87, 57, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 36%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 19.4, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 23.85, 324.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.197, 5.674, 10.165)`
Decimal	`5716313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573959, 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 #573959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #573959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573959; }
.text { color: #573959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 57 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573959, #59394b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #573959?: #573959 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573959?: The RGB value is 87, 57, 89: 87 red, 57 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573959?: The complementary color is #3B5939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.