What color is #575142?

#575142 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575142?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 66: 87 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575142?

The complementary color is #424857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575142 color

#575142 rgb(87, 81, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575142 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (87, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#575142 color codes

HEX	`#575142`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.61, -0.34, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.61, 9.74, 92.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.856, 8.305, 6.342)`
Decimal	`5722434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575142, 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 #575142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #575142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575142; }
.text { color: #575142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575142, #535742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #575142?: #575142 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575142?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 66: 87 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575142?: The complementary color is #424857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.