What color is #574F28?

#574F28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574F28?

The RGB value is 87, 79, 40: 87 red, 79 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574F28?

The complementary color is #283057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574F28 color

#574F28 rgb(87, 79, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574F28 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31% green and 15.7% blue (87, 79, 40).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#574F28 color codes

HEX	`#574F28`
RGB	`rgb(87, 79, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.5, -2.7, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.5, 24.22, 96.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.11, 7.772, 3.133)`
Decimal	`5721896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574F28, 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 #574F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #574F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574f28; }
.text { color: #574f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 79 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574f28, #475728); }

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Questions

What color is #574F28?: #574F28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574F28?: The RGB value is 87, 79, 40: 87 red, 79 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574F28?: The complementary color is #283057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.