What color is #575137?

#575137 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575137?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 55: 87 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575137?

The complementary color is #373D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575137 color

#575137 rgb(87, 81, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #575137 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 21.6% blue (87, 81, 55).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% 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 7.96:1).

#575137 color codes

HEX	`#575137`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, -2.06, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 16.34, 97.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.563, 8.187, 4.796)`
Decimal	`5722423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575137, 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 #575137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #575137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575137; }
.text { color: #575137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575137, #4d5737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #575137?: #575137 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575137?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 55: 87 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575137?: The complementary color is #373D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.