What color is #573F4F?

#573F4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F4F?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 79: 87 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F4F?

The complementary color is #3F5747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F4F color

#573F4F rgb(87, 63, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573F4F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (87, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% 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 9.42:1).

#573F4F color codes

HEX	`#573F4F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.78, 13.45, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.78, 14.55, 337.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.119, 6.146, 8.207)`
Decimal	`5717839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F4F, 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 #573F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #573F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f4f; }
.text { color: #573f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f4f, #573f43); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #573F4F?: #573F4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F4F?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 79: 87 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F4F?: The complementary color is #3F5747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.