What color is #575236?

#575236 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575236?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 54: 87 red, 82 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575236?

The complementary color is #363B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575236 color

#575236 rgb(87, 82, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575236 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 21.2% blue (87, 82, 54).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#575236 color codes

HEX	`#575236`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 38%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, -2.81, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 17.43, 99.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.614, 8.327, 4.696)`
Decimal	`5722678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575236, 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 #575236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #575236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575236; }
.text { color: #575236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575236, #4c5736); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #575236?: #575236 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575236?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 54: 87 red, 82 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575236?: The complementary color is #363B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.