What color is #574F32?

#574F32 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 #574F32?

The RGB value is 87, 79, 50: 87 red, 79 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574F32?

The complementary color is #323A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574F32 color

#574F32 rgb(87, 79, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #574F32 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31% green and 19.6% blue (87, 79, 50).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#574F32 color codes

HEX	`#574F32`
RGB	`rgb(87, 79, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, -1.52, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 18.4, 94.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.302, 7.849, 4.147)`
Decimal	`5721906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574F32, 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 #574F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #574F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574f32; }
.text { color: #574f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 79 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574f32, #4d5732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #574F32?: #574F32 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 #574F32?: The RGB value is 87, 79, 50: 87 red, 79 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574F32?: The complementary color is #323A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.