What color is #573A50?

#573A50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573A50?

The RGB value is 87, 58, 80: 87 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573A50?

The complementary color is #3A5741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573A50 color

#573A50 rgb(87, 58, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573A50 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22.7% green and 31.4% blue (87, 58, 80).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 8% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#573A50 color codes

HEX	`#573A50`
RGB	`rgb(87, 58, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.46, 16.84, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.46, 18.72, 334.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.891, 5.632, 8.312)`
Decimal	`5716560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573A50, 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 #573A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #573A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573a50; }
.text { color: #573a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 58 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573a50, #573a42); }

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Questions

What color is #573A50?: #573A50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573A50?: The RGB value is 87, 58, 80: 87 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573A50?: The complementary color is #3A5741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.