What color is #575247?

#575247 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 #575247?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 71: 87 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575247?

The complementary color is #474C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575247 color

#575247 rgb(87, 82, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575247 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 27.8% blue (87, 82, 71).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#575247 color codes

HEX	`#575247`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 18%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, -0.08, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 7.2, 90.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.085, 8.516, 7.178)`
Decimal	`5722695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575247, 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 #575247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #575247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575247; }
.text { color: #575247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575247, #545747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #575247?: #575247 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 #575247?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 71: 87 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575247?: The complementary color is #474C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.