What color is #574C55?

#574C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574C55?

The RGB value is 87, 76, 85: 87 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574C55?

The complementary color is #4C574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574C55 color

#574C55 rgb(87, 76, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574C55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (87, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#574C55 color codes

HEX	`#574C55`
RGB	`rgb(87, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, 6.42, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 7.37, 330.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.154, 7.851, 9.678)`
Decimal	`5721173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574C55, 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 #574C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #574C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574c55; }
.text { color: #574c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574c55, #574c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574C55?: #574C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574C55?: The RGB value is 87, 76, 85: 87 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574C55?: The complementary color is #4C574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.