What color is #57521F?

#57521F 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 #57521F?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 31: 87 red, 82 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57521F?

The complementary color is #1F2457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57521F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57521F color

#57521F rgb(87, 82, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #57521F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 12.2% blue (87, 82, 31).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 47% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 64% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#57521F color codes

HEX	`#57521F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 47%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 64%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 64%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.31, -5.36, 29.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.31, 30.44, 100.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.195, 8.16, 2.492)`
Decimal	`5722655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57521F, 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 #57521F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57521F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #57521F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57521f; }
.text { color: #57521f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57521f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57521f, #40571f); }

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Questions

What color is #57521F?: #57521F 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 #57521F?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 31: 87 red, 82 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57521F?: The complementary color is #1F2457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57521F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.