What color is #573F38?

#573F38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F38?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 56: 87 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F38?

The complementary color is #385057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F38 color

#573F38 rgb(87, 63, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #573F38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 22% blue (87, 63, 56).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#573F38 color codes

HEX	`#573F38`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, 9.36, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 12.57, 41.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.422, 5.867, 4.535)`
Decimal	`5717816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F38, 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 #573F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #573F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f38; }
.text { color: #573f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f38, #574f38); }

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Questions

What color is #573F38?: #573F38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F38?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 56: 87 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F38?: The complementary color is #385057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.