What color is #574A44?

#574A44 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574A44?

The RGB value is 87, 74, 68: 87 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574A44?

The complementary color is #445157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574A44 color

#574A44 rgb(87, 74, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574A44 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (87, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#574A44 color codes

HEX	`#574A44`
RGB	`rgb(87, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.57, 4.36, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.57, 7.1, 52.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.423, 7.341, 6.494)`
Decimal	`5720644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574A44, 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 #574A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #574A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574a44; }
.text { color: #574a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574a44, #575444); }

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Questions

What color is #574A44?: #574A44 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574A44?: The RGB value is 87, 74, 68: 87 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574A44?: The complementary color is #445157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.