What color is #575148?

#575148 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 #575148?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 72: 87 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575148?

The complementary color is #484E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575148 color

#575148 rgb(87, 81, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575148 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 28.2% blue (87, 81, 72).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#575148 color codes

HEX	`#575148`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, 0.72, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 6.22, 83.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.043, 8.379, 7.323)`
Decimal	`5722440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575148, 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 #575148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #575148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575148; }
.text { color: #575148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575148, #565748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #575148?: #575148 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 #575148?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 72: 87 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575148?: The complementary color is #484E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.