What color is #574134?

#574134 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574134?

The RGB value is 87, 65, 52: 87 red, 65 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574134?

The complementary color is #344A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574134 color

#574134 rgb(87, 65, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574134 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.5% green and 20.4% blue (87, 65, 52).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#574134 color codes

HEX	`#574134`
RGB	`rgb(87, 65, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, 7.51, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 13.84, 57.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.441, 6.055, 4.078)`
Decimal	`5718324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574134, 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 #574134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #574134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574134; }
.text { color: #574134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 65 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574134, #575334); }

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Questions

What color is #574134?: #574134 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574134?: The RGB value is 87, 65, 52: 87 red, 65 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574134?: The complementary color is #344A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.