What color is #574C44?

#574C44 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574C44?

The RGB value is 87, 76, 68: 87 red, 76 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574C44?

The complementary color is #444F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574C44 color

#574C44 rgb(87, 76, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574C44 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.8% green and 26.7% blue (87, 76, 68).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#574C44 color codes

HEX	`#574C44`
RGB	`rgb(87, 76, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.16, 3.1, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.16, 7.15, 64.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.558, 7.613, 6.539)`
Decimal	`5721156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574C44, 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 #574C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #574C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574c44; }
.text { color: #574c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 76 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574c44, #575644); }

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Questions

What color is #574C44?: #574C44 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574C44?: The RGB value is 87, 76, 68: 87 red, 76 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574C44?: The complementary color is #444F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.