What color is #574328?

#574328 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574328?

The RGB value is 87, 67, 40: 87 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574328?

The complementary color is #283C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574328 color

#574328 rgb(87, 67, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574328 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.3% green and 15.7% blue (87, 67, 40).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 54% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#574328 color codes

HEX	`#574328`
RGB	`rgb(87, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 54%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.9, 4.74, 19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.9, 20.18, 76.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.321, 6.194, 2.87)`
Decimal	`5718824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574328, 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 #574328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #574328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574328; }
.text { color: #574328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574328, #535728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #574328?: #574328 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574328?: The RGB value is 87, 67, 40: 87 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574328?: The complementary color is #283C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.