What color is #573F5A?

#573F5A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F5A?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 90: 87 red, 63 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F5A?

The complementary color is #425A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F5A color

#573F5A rgb(87, 63, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573F5A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 35.3% blue (87, 63, 90).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#573F5A color codes

HEX	`#573F5A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, 15.81, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 19.86, 322.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.553, 6.32, 10.493)`
Decimal	`5717850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F5A, 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 #573F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #573F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f5a; }
.text { color: #573f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f5a, #5a3f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #573F5A?: #573F5A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F5A?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 90: 87 red, 63 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F5A?: The complementary color is #425A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.