What color is #57502F?

#57502F 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 #57502F?

The RGB value is 87, 80, 47: 87 red, 80 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57502F?

The complementary color is #2F3657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57502F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57502F color

#57502F rgb(87, 80, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #57502F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.4% green and 18.4% blue (87, 80, 47).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#57502F color codes

HEX	`#57502F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 80, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, -2.51, 20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 20.62, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.312, 7.969, 3.842)`
Decimal	`5722159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57502F, 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 #57502F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57502F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #57502F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57502f; }
.text { color: #57502f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57502f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 80 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57502f, #4a572f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #57502F?: #57502F 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 #57502F?: The RGB value is 87, 80, 47: 87 red, 80 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57502F?: The complementary color is #2F3657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57502F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.