What color is #575128?

#575128 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575128?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 40: 87 red, 81 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575128?

The complementary color is #282E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575128 color

#575128 rgb(87, 81, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575128 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 15.7% blue (87, 81, 40).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#575128 color codes

HEX	`#575128`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.12, -3.91, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.12, 25.11, 98.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.256, 8.065, 3.181)`
Decimal	`5722408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575128, 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 #575128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #575128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575128; }
.text { color: #575128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575128, #465728); }

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Questions

What color is #575128?: #575128 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575128?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 40: 87 red, 81 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575128?: The complementary color is #282E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.