What color is #574444?

#574444 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574444?

The RGB value is 87, 68, 68: 87 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574444?

The complementary color is #445757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574444 color

#574444 rgb(87, 68, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574444 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.7% green and 26.7% blue (87, 68, 68).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#574444 color codes

HEX	`#574444`
RGB	`rgb(87, 68, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.83, 8.15, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.83, 8.73, 20.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.041, 6.578, 6.367)`
Decimal	`5719108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574444, 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 #574444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #574444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574444; }
.text { color: #574444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 68 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574444, #574e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574444?: #574444 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574444?: The RGB value is 87, 68, 68: 87 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574444?: The complementary color is #445757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.