What color is #574946?

#574946 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574946?

The RGB value is 87, 73, 70: 87 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574946?

The complementary color is #465457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574946 color

#574946 rgb(87, 73, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574946 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 28.6% green and 27.5% blue (87, 73, 70).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#574946 color codes

HEX	`#574946`
RGB	`rgb(87, 73, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 28.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, 5.35, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 6.67, 36.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.419, 7.234, 6.799)`
Decimal	`5720390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574946, 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 #574946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #574946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574946; }
.text { color: #574946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 73 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574946, #575246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574946?: #574946 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574946?: The RGB value is 87, 73, 70: 87 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574946?: The complementary color is #465457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.