What color is #573F3A?

#573F3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F3A?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 58: 87 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F3A?

The complementary color is #3A5257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F3A color

#573F3A rgb(87, 63, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #573F3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 22.7% blue (87, 63, 58).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#573F3A color codes

HEX	`#573F3A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.13, 9.67, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.13, 12.03, 36.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.472, 5.887, 4.798)`
Decimal	`5717818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F3A, 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 #573F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #573F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f3a; }
.text { color: #573f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f3a, #574e3a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #573F3A?: #573F3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F3A?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 58: 87 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F3A?: The complementary color is #3A5257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.