What color is #573D51?

#573D51 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573D51?

The RGB value is 87, 61, 81: 87 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573D51?

The complementary color is #3D5743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573D51 color

#573D51 rgb(87, 61, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573D51 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.9% green and 31.8% blue (87, 61, 81).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#573D51 color codes

HEX	`#573D51`
RGB	`rgb(87, 61, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.31, 15.14, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.31, 16.92, 333.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.084, 5.958, 8.56)`
Decimal	`5717329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573D51, 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 #573D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #573D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573d51; }
.text { color: #573d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 61 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573d51, #573d44); }

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Questions

What color is #573D51?: #573D51 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573D51?: The RGB value is 87, 61, 81: 87 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573D51?: The complementary color is #3D5743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.