What color is #574029?

#574029 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574029?

The RGB value is 87, 64, 41: 87 red, 64 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574029?

The complementary color is #294057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574029?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574029 color

#574029 rgb(87, 64, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574029 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.1% green and 16.1% blue (87, 64, 41).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 36% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 53% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#574029 color codes

HEX	`#574029`
RGB	`rgb(87, 64, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 36%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 53%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 53%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 6.75, 17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 19.14, 69.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.164, 5.854, 2.903)`
Decimal	`5718057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574029, 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 #574029	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574029 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #574029 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574029; }
.text { color: #574029; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574029; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 64 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574029, #575729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #574029?: #574029 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574029?: The RGB value is 87, 64, 41: 87 red, 64 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574029?: The complementary color is #294057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574029?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.