What color is #574B4D?

#574B4D is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574B4D?

The RGB value is 87, 75, 77: 87 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574B4D?

The complementary color is #4B5755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574B4D color

#574B4D rgb(87, 75, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574B4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.4% green and 30.2% blue (87, 75, 77).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#574B4D color codes

HEX	`#574B4D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 75, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, 5.41, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 5.45, 7.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.786, 7.594, 8.075)`
Decimal	`5720909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574B4D, 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 #574B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #574B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574b4d; }
.text { color: #574b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 75 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574b4d, #574f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574B4D?: #574B4D is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574B4D?: The RGB value is 87, 75, 77: 87 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574B4D?: The complementary color is #4B5755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.