What color is #57523B?

#57523B 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 #57523B?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 59: 87 red, 82 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57523B?

The complementary color is #3B4057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57523B?

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.

#57523B color

#57523B rgb(87, 82, 59)

Shades of brown

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 23.1% blue (87, 82, 59).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#57523B color codes

HEX	`#57523B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, -2.08, 14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 14.42, 98.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.737, 8.377, 5.346)`
Decimal	`5722683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57523B, 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 #57523B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57523B 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 #57523B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57523b; }
.text { color: #57523b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57523b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57523b, #4e573b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #57523B?: #57523B 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 #57523B?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 59: 87 red, 82 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57523B?: The complementary color is #3B4057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57523B?: 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.