What color is #573B14?

#573B14 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573B14?

The RGB value is 87, 59, 20: 87 red, 59 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573B14?

The complementary color is #143057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573B14 color

#573B14 rgb(87, 59, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573B14 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.1% green and 7.8% blue (87, 59, 20).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 63% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 77% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#573B14 color codes

HEX	`#573B14`
RGB	`rgb(87, 59, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 63%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 77%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, 8.12, 28.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 29.3, 73.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.621, 5.205, 1.37)`
Decimal	`5716756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573B14, 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 #573B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #573B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573b14; }
.text { color: #573b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 59 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573b14, #525714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #573B14?: #573B14 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573B14?: The RGB value is 87, 59, 20: 87 red, 59 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573B14?: The complementary color is #143057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.