What color is #574F2A?

#574F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574F2A?

The RGB value is 87, 79, 42: 87 red, 79 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574F2A?

The complementary color is #2A3257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574F2A color

#574F2A rgb(87, 79, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31% green and 16.5% blue (87, 79, 42).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#574F2A color codes

HEX	`#574F2A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 79, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 52%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.53, -2.49, 22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.53, 23.07, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.145, 7.786, 3.316)`
Decimal	`5721898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574F2A, 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 #574F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #574F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574f2a; }
.text { color: #574f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 79 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574f2a, #49572a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #574F2A?: #574F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574F2A?: The RGB value is 87, 79, 42: 87 red, 79 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574F2A?: The complementary color is #2A3257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.