What color is #575140?

#575140 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575140?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 64: 87 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575140?

The complementary color is #404657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575140 color

#575140 rgb(87, 81, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575140 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 25.1% blue (87, 81, 64).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#575140 color codes

HEX	`#575140`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, -0.68, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 10.93, 93.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.798, 8.281, 6.037)`
Decimal	`5722432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575140, 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 #575140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #575140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575140; }
.text { color: #575140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575140, #525740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575140?: #575140 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575140?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 64: 87 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575140?: The complementary color is #404657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.