What color is #574144?

#574144 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574144?

The RGB value is 87, 65, 68: 87 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574144?

The complementary color is #415754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574144 color

#574144 rgb(87, 65, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574144 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (87, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#574144 color codes

HEX	`#574144`
RGB	`rgb(87, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 25%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.97, 10.06, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.97, 10.24, 10.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.864, 6.224, 6.308)`
Decimal	`5718340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574144, 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 #574144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #574144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574144; }
.text { color: #574144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574144, #574941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #574144?: #574144 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574144?: The RGB value is 87, 65, 68: 87 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574144?: The complementary color is #415754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.