What color is #573B2D?

#573B2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573B2D?

The RGB value is 87, 59, 45: 87 red, 59 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573B2D?

The complementary color is #2D4957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573B2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573B2D color

#573B2D rgb(87, 59, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573B2D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.1% green and 17.6% blue (87, 59, 45).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 32% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 48% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#573B2D color codes

HEX	`#573B2D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 59, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 32%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 48%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, 10.4, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 17.14, 52.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.968, 5.344, 3.199)`
Decimal	`5716781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573B2D, 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 #573B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #573B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573b2d; }
.text { color: #573b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 59 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573b2d, #57502d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #573B2D?: #573B2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573B2D?: The RGB value is 87, 59, 45: 87 red, 59 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573B2D?: The complementary color is #2D4957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573B2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.