What color is #57523A?

#57523A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57523A?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 58: 87 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57523A?

The complementary color is #3A3F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57523A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57523A color

#57523A rgb(87, 82, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #57523A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 22.7% blue (87, 82, 58).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#57523A color codes

HEX	`#57523A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, -2.23, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 15.03, 98.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.712, 8.366, 5.211)`
Decimal	`5722682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57523A, 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 #57523A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57523A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #57523A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57523a; }
.text { color: #57523a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57523a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57523a, #4d573a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #57523A?: #57523A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57523A?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 58: 87 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57523A?: The complementary color is #3A3F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57523A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.