What color is #575245?

#575245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575245?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 69: 87 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575245?

The complementary color is #454A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575245 color

#575245 rgb(87, 82, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575245 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (87, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#575245 color codes

HEX	`#575245`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.98, -0.44, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.98, 8.39, 92.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.022, 8.491, 6.845)`
Decimal	`5722693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575245, 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 #575245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #575245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575245; }
.text { color: #575245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575245, #535745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575245?: #575245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575245?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 69: 87 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575245?: The complementary color is #454A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.