What color is #574E4D?

#574E4D 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 #574E4D?

The RGB value is 87, 78, 77: 87 red, 78 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574E4D?

The complementary color is #4D5657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574E4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574E4D color

#574E4D rgb(87, 78, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574E4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.6% green and 30.2% blue (87, 78, 77).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#574E4D color codes

HEX	`#574E4D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 78, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 11%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.01, 3.53, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.01, 4.03, 28.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.994, 8.011, 8.145)`
Decimal	`5721677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574E4D, 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 #574E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574E4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #574E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574e4d; }
.text { color: #574e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 78 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574e4d, #57534d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #574E4D?: #574E4D 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 #574E4D?: The RGB value is 87, 78, 77: 87 red, 78 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574E4D?: The complementary color is #4D5657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574E4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.