What color is #574355?

#574355 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574355?

The RGB value is 87, 67, 85: 87 red, 67 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574355?

The complementary color is #435745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574355 color

#574355 rgb(87, 67, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574355 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.3% green and 33.3% blue (87, 67, 85).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#574355 color codes

HEX	`#574355`
RGB	`rgb(87, 67, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, 12.15, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 14.25, 328.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.577, 6.697, 9.486)`
Decimal	`5718869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574355, 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 #574355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #574355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574355; }
.text { color: #574355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 67 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574355, #57434b); }

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Questions

What color is #574355?: #574355 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574355?: The RGB value is 87, 67, 85: 87 red, 67 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574355?: The complementary color is #435745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.