What color is #57423E?

#57423E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57423E?

The RGB value is 87, 66, 62: 87 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57423E?

The complementary color is #3E5357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57423E color

#57423E rgb(87, 66, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57423E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (87, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 29% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#57423E color codes

HEX	`#57423E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 29%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.09, 8.4, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.09, 10.28, 35.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.748, 6.271, 5.411)`
Decimal	`5718590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57423E, 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 #57423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #57423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57423e; }
.text { color: #57423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57423e, #574f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #57423E?: #57423E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57423E?: The RGB value is 87, 66, 62: 87 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57423E?: The complementary color is #3E5357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.