What color is #574B38?

#574B38 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574B38?

The RGB value is 87, 75, 56: 87 red, 75 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574B38?

The complementary color is #384457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574B38?

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.

#574B38 color

#574B38 rgb(87, 75, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574B38 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.4% green and 22% blue (87, 75, 56).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#574B38 color codes

HEX	`#574B38`
RGB	`rgb(87, 75, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.58, 1.79, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.58, 13.32, 82.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.16, 7.344, 4.781)`
Decimal	`5720888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574B38, 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 #574B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574B38 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 #574B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574b38; }
.text { color: #574b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 75 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574b38, #545738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #574B38?: #574B38 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574B38?: The RGB value is 87, 75, 56: 87 red, 75 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574B38?: The complementary color is #384457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574B38?: 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.