What color is #574F2B?

#574F2B 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 #574F2B?

The RGB value is 87, 79, 43: 87 red, 79 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574F2B?

The complementary color is #2B3357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574F2B?

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.

#574F2B color

#574F2B rgb(87, 79, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574F2B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31% green and 16.9% blue (87, 79, 43).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#574F2B color codes

HEX	`#574F2B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 79, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 51%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.55, -2.37, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.55, 22.5, 96.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.163, 7.793, 3.412)`
Decimal	`5721899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574F2B, 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 #574F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574F2B 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 #574F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574f2b; }
.text { color: #574f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 79 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574f2b, #49572b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #574F2B?: #574F2B 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 #574F2B?: The RGB value is 87, 79, 43: 87 red, 79 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574F2B?: The complementary color is #2B3357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574F2B?: 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.