What color is #574341?

#574341 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 #574341?

The RGB value is 87, 67, 65: 87 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574341?

The complementary color is #415557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574341 color

#574341 rgb(87, 67, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574341 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.3% green and 25.5% blue (87, 67, 65).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#574341 color codes

HEX	`#574341`
RGB	`rgb(87, 67, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 25%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, 8.26, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 9.42, 28.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.892, 6.422, 5.877)`
Decimal	`5718849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574341, 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 #574341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #574341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574341; }
.text { color: #574341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 67 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574341, #574e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #574341?: #574341 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 #574341?: The RGB value is 87, 67, 65: 87 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574341?: The complementary color is #415557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.