What color is #574D48?

#574D48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574D48?

The RGB value is 87, 77, 72: 87 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574D48?

The complementary color is #485257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574D48 color

#574D48 rgb(87, 77, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574D48 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.2% green and 28.2% blue (87, 77, 72).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#574D48 color codes

HEX	`#574D48`
RGB	`rgb(87, 77, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.57, 3.2, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.57, 5.51, 54.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.754, 7.802, 7.227)`
Decimal	`5721416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574D48, 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 #574D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #574D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574d48; }
.text { color: #574d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 77 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574d48, #575548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574D48?: #574D48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574D48?: The RGB value is 87, 77, 72: 87 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574D48?: The complementary color is #485257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.