What color is #574D0E?

#574D0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574D0E?

The RGB value is 87, 77, 14: 87 red, 77 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574D0E?

The complementary color is #0E1857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574D0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574D0E color

#574D0E rgb(87, 77, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #574D0E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.2% green and 5.5% blue (87, 77, 14).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 72% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 84% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#574D0E color codes

HEX	`#574D0E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 77, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 72%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 84%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 84%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.63, -3.42, 36.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.63, 36.2, 95.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.664, 7.366, 1.486)`
Decimal	`5721358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574D0E, 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 #574D0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574D0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #574D0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574d0e; }
.text { color: #574d0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574d0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 77 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574d0e, #3d570e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #574D0E?: #574D0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574D0E?: The RGB value is 87, 77, 14: 87 red, 77 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574D0E?: The complementary color is #0E1857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574D0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.