What color is #573D30?

#573D30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573D30?

The RGB value is 87, 61, 48: 87 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573D30?

The complementary color is #304A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573D30 color

#573D30 rgb(87, 61, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573D30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.9% green and 18.8% blue (87, 61, 48).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#573D30 color codes

HEX	`#573D30`
RGB	`rgb(87, 61, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.32, 9.51, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.32, 15.73, 52.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.133, 5.578, 3.549)`
Decimal	`5717296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573D30, 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 #573D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #573D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573d30; }
.text { color: #573d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 61 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573d30, #575130); }

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Questions

What color is #573D30?: #573D30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573D30?: The RGB value is 87, 61, 48: 87 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573D30?: The complementary color is #304A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.