What color is #575344?

#575344 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 #575344?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 68: 87 red, 83 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575344?

The complementary color is #444857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575344 color

#575344 rgb(87, 83, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575344 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 26.7% blue (87, 83, 68).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#575344 color codes

HEX	`#575344`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, -1.23, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 9.47, 97.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.067, 8.63, 6.709)`
Decimal	`5722948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575344, 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 #575344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #575344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575344; }
.text { color: #575344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575344, #525744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575344?: #575344 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 #575344?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 68: 87 red, 83 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575344?: The complementary color is #444857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.