What color is #573B53?

#573B53 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 #573B53?

The RGB value is 87, 59, 83: 87 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573B53?

The complementary color is #3B573F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573B53 color

#573B53 rgb(87, 59, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573B53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.1% green and 32.5% blue (87, 59, 83).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#573B53 color codes

HEX	`#573B53`
RGB	`rgb(87, 59, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, 16.83, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 19.35, 330.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.056, 5.779, 8.926)`
Decimal	`5716819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573B53, 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 #573B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #573B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573b53; }
.text { color: #573b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 59 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573b53, #573b45); }

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Questions

What color is #573B53?: #573B53 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 #573B53?: The RGB value is 87, 59, 83: 87 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573B53?: The complementary color is #3B573F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.