What color is #573B40?

#573B40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573B40?

The RGB value is 87, 59, 64: 87 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573B40?

The complementary color is #3B5752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573B40 color

#573B40 rgb(87, 59, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #573B40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.1% green and 25.1% blue (87, 59, 64).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#573B40 color codes

HEX	`#573B40`
RGB	`rgb(87, 59, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.18, 13.2, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.18, 13.33, 8.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.42, 5.525, 5.578)`
Decimal	`5716800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573B40, 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 #573B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #573B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573b40; }
.text { color: #573b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 59 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573b40, #57443b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #573B40?: #573B40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573B40?: The RGB value is 87, 59, 64: 87 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573B40?: The complementary color is #3B5752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.