What color is #574250?

#574250 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574250?

The RGB value is 87, 66, 80: 87 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574250?

The complementary color is #425749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574250 color

#574250 rgb(87, 66, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574250 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.9% green and 31.4% blue (87, 66, 80).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 8% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#574250 color codes

HEX	`#574250`
RGB	`rgb(87, 66, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.65, 11.74, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.65, 12.72, 337.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.327, 6.502, 8.457)`
Decimal	`5718608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574250, 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 #574250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #574250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574250; }
.text { color: #574250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 66 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574250, #574246); }

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Questions

What color is #574250?: #574250 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574250?: The RGB value is 87, 66, 80: 87 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574250?: The complementary color is #425749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.