What color is #574A4F?

#574A4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574A4F?

The RGB value is 87, 74, 79: 87 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574A4F?

The complementary color is #4A5752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574A4F color

#574A4F rgb(87, 74, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574A4F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29% green and 31% blue (87, 74, 79).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#574A4F color codes

HEX	`#574A4F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 74, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, 6.44, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 6.51, 351.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.79, 7.488, 8.431)`
Decimal	`5720655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574A4F, 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 #574A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #574A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574a4f; }
.text { color: #574a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 74 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574a4f, #574b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574A4F?: #574A4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574A4F?: The RGB value is 87, 74, 79: 87 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574A4F?: The complementary color is #4A5752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.