What color is #573C43?

#573C43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573C43?

The RGB value is 87, 60, 67: 87 red, 60 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573C43?

The complementary color is #3C5750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573C43 color

#573C43 rgb(87, 60, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #573C43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.5% green and 26.3% blue (87, 60, 67).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#573C43 color codes

HEX	`#573C43`
RGB	`rgb(87, 60, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.55, 13.08, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.55, 13.09, 2.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.56, 5.664, 6.057)`
Decimal	`5717059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573C43, 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 #573C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #573C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573c43; }
.text { color: #573c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 60 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573c43, #57433c); }

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Questions

What color is #573C43?: #573C43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573C43?: The RGB value is 87, 60, 67: 87 red, 60 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573C43?: The complementary color is #3C5750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.