What color is #575532?

#575532 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575532?

The RGB value is 87, 85, 50: 87 red, 85 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575532?

The complementary color is #323457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575532 color

#575532 rgb(87, 85, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575532 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.3% green and 19.6% blue (87, 85, 50).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#575532 color codes

HEX	`#575532`
RGB	`rgb(87, 85, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, -5.15, 20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 21.33, 103.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.755, 8.754, 4.298)`
Decimal	`5723442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575532, 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 #575532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #575532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575532; }
.text { color: #575532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 85 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575532, #465732); }

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Questions

What color is #575532?: #575532 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575532?: The RGB value is 87, 85, 50: 87 red, 85 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575532?: The complementary color is #323457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.