What color is #574A53?

#574A53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574A53?

The RGB value is 87, 74, 83: 87 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574A53?

The complementary color is #4A574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574A53 color

#574A53 rgb(87, 74, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574A53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29% green and 32.5% blue (87, 74, 83).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#574A53 color codes

HEX	`#574A53`
RGB	`rgb(87, 74, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.02, 7.27, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.02, 7.98, 335.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.94, 7.548, 9.221)`
Decimal	`5720659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574A53, 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 #574A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #574A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574a53; }
.text { color: #574a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 74 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574a53, #574a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574A53?: #574A53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574A53?: The RGB value is 87, 74, 83: 87 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574A53?: The complementary color is #4A574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.