What color is #57463B?

#57463B 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 #57463B?

The RGB value is 87, 70, 59: 87 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57463B?

The complementary color is #3B4C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57463B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57463B color

#57463B rgb(87, 70, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57463B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.5% green and 23.1% blue (87, 70, 59).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#57463B color codes

HEX	`#57463B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 70, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.17, 5.38, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.17, 10.8, 60.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.91, 6.723, 5.07)`
Decimal	`5719611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57463B, 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 #57463B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57463B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #57463B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57463b; }
.text { color: #57463b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57463b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 70 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57463b, #57543b); }

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Questions

What color is #57463B?: #57463B 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 #57463B?: The RGB value is 87, 70, 59: 87 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57463B?: The complementary color is #3B4C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57463B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.