What color is #574B47?

#574B47 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 #574B47?

The RGB value is 87, 75, 71: 87 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574B47?

The complementary color is #475357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574B47 color

#574B47 rgb(87, 75, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574B47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (87, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#574B47 color codes

HEX	`#574B47`
RGB	`rgb(87, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 18%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, 4.27, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 6.01, 44.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.584, 7.514, 7.011)`
Decimal	`5720903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574B47, 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 #574B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #574B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574b47; }
.text { color: #574b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574b47, #575347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574B47?: #574B47 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 #574B47?: The RGB value is 87, 75, 71: 87 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574B47?: The complementary color is #475357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.