What color is #574053?

#574053 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574053?

The RGB value is 87, 64, 83: 87 red, 64 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574053?

The complementary color is #405744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574053?

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.

#574053 color

#574053 rgb(87, 64, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574053 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.1% green and 32.5% blue (87, 64, 83).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#574053 color codes

HEX	`#574053`
RGB	`rgb(87, 64, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, 13.64, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 15.57, 331.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.325, 6.318, 9.016)`
Decimal	`5718099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574053, 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 #574053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574053 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 #574053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574053; }
.text { color: #574053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 64 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574053, #574048); }

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Questions

What color is #574053?: #574053 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574053?: The RGB value is 87, 64, 83: 87 red, 64 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574053?: The complementary color is #405744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574053?: 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.