What color is #575242?

#575242 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575242?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 66: 87 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575242?

The complementary color is #424757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575242 color

#575242 rgb(87, 82, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575242 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 25.9% blue (87, 82, 66).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#575242 color codes

HEX	`#575242`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.91, -0.95, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.91, 10.19, 95.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.931, 8.454, 6.367)`
Decimal	`5722690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575242, 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 #575242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #575242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575242; }
.text { color: #575242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575242, #525742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575242?: #575242 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575242?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 66: 87 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575242?: The complementary color is #424757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.