What color is #57433A?

#57433A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57433A?

The RGB value is 87, 67, 58: 87 red, 67 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57433A?

The complementary color is #3A4E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57433A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57433A color

#57433A rgb(87, 67, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57433A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.3% green and 22.7% blue (87, 67, 58).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#57433A color codes

HEX	`#57433A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 67, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.27, 7.12, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.27, 11.29, 50.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.701, 6.346, 4.874)`
Decimal	`5718842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57433A, 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 #57433A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57433A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #57433A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57433a; }
.text { color: #57433a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57433a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 67 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57433a, #57523a); }

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Questions

What color is #57433A?: #57433A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57433A?: The RGB value is 87, 67, 58: 87 red, 67 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57433A?: The complementary color is #3A4E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57433A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.