What color is #573C3F?

#573C3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573C3F?

The RGB value is 87, 60, 63: 87 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573C3F?

The complementary color is #3C5754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573C3F color

#573C3F rgb(87, 60, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #573C3F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.5% green and 24.7% blue (87, 60, 63).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#573C3F color codes

HEX	`#573C3F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 60, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, 12.39, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 12.72, 13.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.444, 5.617, 5.446)`
Decimal	`5717055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573C3F, 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 #573C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #573C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573c3f; }
.text { color: #573c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 60 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573c3f, #57463c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #573C3F?: #573C3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573C3F?: The RGB value is 87, 60, 63: 87 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573C3F?: The complementary color is #3C5754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.