What color is #573F30?

#573F30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F30?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 48: 87 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F30?

The complementary color is #304857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F30 color

#573F30 rgb(87, 63, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573F30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 18.8% blue (87, 63, 48).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 45% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#573F30 color codes

HEX	`#573F30`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, 8.24, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 15.64, 58.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.242, 5.795, 3.586)`
Decimal	`5717808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F30, 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 #573F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #573F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f30; }
.text { color: #573f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f30, #575330); }

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Questions

What color is #573F30?: #573F30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F30?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 48: 87 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F30?: The complementary color is #304857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.