What color is #574242?

#574242 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574242?

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

What is the complementary color of #574242?

The complementary color is #425757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574242?

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.

#574242 color

#574242 rgb(87, 66, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574242 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#574242 color codes

HEX	`#574242`
RGB	`rgb(87, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, 9.07, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 9.72, 21.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.862, 6.316, 6.011)`
Decimal	`5718594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574242, 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 #574242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574242 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 #574242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574242; }
.text { color: #574242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574242, #574d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #574242?: #574242 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574242?: The RGB value is 87, 66, 66: 87 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574242?: The complementary color is #425757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574242?: 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.