What color is #573C45?

#573C45 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 #573C45?

The RGB value is 87, 60, 69: 87 red, 60 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573C45?

The complementary color is #3C574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573C45 color

#573C45 rgb(87, 60, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #573C45 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.5% green and 27.1% blue (87, 60, 69).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#573C45 color codes

HEX	`#573C45`
RGB	`rgb(87, 60, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, 13.44, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 13.46, 356.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.621, 5.688, 6.378)`
Decimal	`5717061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573C45, 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 #573C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #573C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573c45; }
.text { color: #573c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 60 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573c45, #57413c); }

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Questions

What color is #573C45?: #573C45 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 #573C45?: The RGB value is 87, 60, 69: 87 red, 60 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573C45?: The complementary color is #3C574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.