What color is #573B22?

#573B22 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573B22?

The RGB value is 87, 59, 34: 87 red, 59 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573B22?

The complementary color is #223E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573B22 color

#573B22 rgb(87, 59, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573B22 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.1% green and 13.3% blue (87, 59, 34).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 61% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#573B22 color codes

HEX	`#573B22`
RGB	`rgb(87, 59, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 61%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, 9.2, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 22.29, 65.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.784, 5.27, 2.226)`
Decimal	`5716770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573B22, 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 #573B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #573B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573b22; }
.text { color: #573b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 59 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573b22, #575522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #573B22?: #573B22 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573B22?: The RGB value is 87, 59, 34: 87 red, 59 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573B22?: The complementary color is #223E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.