What color is #573A56?

#573A56 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 #573A56?

The RGB value is 87, 58, 86: 87 red, 58 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573A56?

The complementary color is #3A573B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573A56 color

#573A56 rgb(87, 58, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573A56 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22.7% green and 33.7% blue (87, 58, 86).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#573A56 color codes

HEX	`#573A56`
RGB	`rgb(87, 58, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, 18.1, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 21.57, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.123, 5.724, 9.532)`
Decimal	`5716566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573A56, 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 #573A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #573A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573a56; }
.text { color: #573a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 58 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573a56, #573a48); }

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Questions

What color is #573A56?: #573A56 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 #573A56?: The RGB value is 87, 58, 86: 87 red, 58 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573A56?: The complementary color is #3A573B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.