What color is #574D4C?

#574D4C is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574D4C?

The RGB value is 87, 77, 76: 87 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574D4C?

The complementary color is #4C5657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574D4C?

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.

#574D4C color

#574D4C rgb(87, 77, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574D4C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.2% green and 29.8% blue (87, 77, 76).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#574D4C color codes

HEX	`#574D4C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 77, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, 3.96, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 4.49, 28.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.889, 7.856, 7.937)`
Decimal	`5721420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574D4C, 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 #574D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574D4C 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 #574D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574d4c; }
.text { color: #574d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 77 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574d4c, #57524c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574D4C?: #574D4C is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574D4C?: The RGB value is 87, 77, 76: 87 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574D4C?: The complementary color is #4C5657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574D4C?: 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.