What color is #574E43?

#574E43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574E43?

The RGB value is 87, 78, 67: 87 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574E43?

The complementary color is #434C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574E43 color

#574E43 rgb(87, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574E43 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (87, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#574E43 color codes

HEX	`#574E43`
RGB	`rgb(87, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.73, 1.68, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.73, 8.06, 77.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.668, 7.88, 6.426)`
Decimal	`5721667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574E43, 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 #574E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #574E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574e43; }
.text { color: #574e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574e43, #565743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574E43?: #574E43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574E43?: The RGB value is 87, 78, 67: 87 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574E43?: The complementary color is #434C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.