What color is #574449?

#574449 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574449?

The RGB value is 87, 68, 73: 87 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574449?

The complementary color is #445752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574449 color

#574449 rgb(87, 68, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574449 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.7% green and 28.6% blue (87, 68, 73).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#574449 color codes

HEX	`#574449`
RGB	`rgb(87, 68, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.98, 9.07, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.98, 9.08, 0.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.2, 6.642, 7.205)`
Decimal	`5719113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574449, 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 #574449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #574449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574449; }
.text { color: #574449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 68 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574449, #574944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574449?: #574449 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574449?: The RGB value is 87, 68, 73: 87 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574449?: The complementary color is #445752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.