What color is #575331?

#575331 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575331?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 49: 87 red, 83 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575331?

The complementary color is #313557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575331 color

#575331 rgb(87, 83, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575331 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 19.2% blue (87, 83, 49).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 44% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#575331 color codes

HEX	`#575331`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 44%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, -4.07, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 20.89, 101.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.578, 8.435, 4.134)`
Decimal	`5722929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575331, 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 #575331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #575331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575331; }
.text { color: #575331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575331, #485731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #575331?: #575331 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575331?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 49: 87 red, 83 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575331?: The complementary color is #313557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.