What color is #574539?

#574539 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 #574539?

The RGB value is 87, 69, 57: 87 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574539?

The complementary color is #394B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574539?

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.

#574539 color

#574539 rgb(87, 69, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574539 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.1% green and 22.4% blue (87, 69, 57).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 34% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#574539 color codes

HEX	`#574539`
RGB	`rgb(87, 69, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.83, 5.7, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.83, 11.66, 60.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.797, 6.578, 4.782)`
Decimal	`5719353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574539, 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 #574539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574539 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 #574539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574539; }
.text { color: #574539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 69 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574539, #575439); }

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Questions

What color is #574539?: #574539 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 #574539?: The RGB value is 87, 69, 57: 87 red, 69 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574539?: The complementary color is #394B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574539?: 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.