What color is #573F34?

#573F34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F34?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 52: 87 red, 63 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F34?

The complementary color is #344C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F34 color

#573F34 rgb(87, 63, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #573F34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 20.4% blue (87, 63, 52).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#573F34 color codes

HEX	`#573F34`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, 8.78, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 13.95, 51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.328, 5.83, 4.04)`
Decimal	`5717812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F34, 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 #573F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #573F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f34; }
.text { color: #573f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f34, #575134); }

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Questions

What color is #573F34?: #573F34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F34?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 52: 87 red, 63 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F34?: The complementary color is #344C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.