What color is #573D20?

#573D20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573D20?

The RGB value is 87, 61, 32: 87 red, 61 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573D20?

The complementary color is #203A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573D20 color

#573D20 rgb(87, 61, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573D20 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.9% green and 12.5% blue (87, 61, 32).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 46% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 63% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#573D20 color codes

HEX	`#573D20`
RGB	`rgb(87, 61, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 46%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 63%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 63%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, 7.75, 22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 23.48, 70.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.86, 5.468, 2.113)`
Decimal	`5717280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573D20, 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 #573D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #573D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573d20; }
.text { color: #573d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 61 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573d20, #565720); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #573D20?: #573D20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573D20?: The RGB value is 87, 61, 32: 87 red, 61 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573D20?: The complementary color is #203A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.