What color is #574C1E?

#574C1E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574C1E?

The RGB value is 87, 76, 30: 87 red, 76 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574C1E?

The complementary color is #1E2957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574C1E color

#574C1E rgb(87, 76, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574C1E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.8% green and 11.8% blue (87, 76, 30).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 49% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 66% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#574C1E color codes

HEX	`#574C1E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 76, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 49%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 66%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 66%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.46, -1.81, 28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.46, 28.48, 93.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.75, 7.289, 2.279)`
Decimal	`5721118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574C1E, 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 #574C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #574C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574c1e; }
.text { color: #574c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 76 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574c1e, #45571e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #574C1E?: #574C1E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574C1E?: The RGB value is 87, 76, 30: 87 red, 76 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574C1E?: The complementary color is #1E2957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.