What color is #574734?

#574734 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574734?

The RGB value is 87, 71, 52: 87 red, 71 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574734?

The complementary color is #344457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574734 color

#574734 rgb(87, 71, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574734 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.8% green and 20.4% blue (87, 71, 52).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#574734 color codes

HEX	`#574734`
RGB	`rgb(87, 71, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.3, 3.71, 13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.3, 14.47, 75.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.804, 6.781, 4.199)`
Decimal	`5719860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574734, 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 #574734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #574734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574734; }
.text { color: #574734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 71 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574734, #565734); }

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Questions

What color is #574734?: #574734 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574734?: The RGB value is 87, 71, 52: 87 red, 71 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574734?: The complementary color is #344457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.