What color is #575541?

#575541 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575541?

The RGB value is 87, 85, 65: 87 red, 85 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575541?

The complementary color is #414357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575541 color

#575541 rgb(87, 85, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575541 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.3% green and 25.5% blue (87, 85, 65).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#575541 color codes

HEX	`#575541`
RGB	`rgb(87, 85, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 25%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, -2.95, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 12.35, 103.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.133, 8.905, 6.29)`
Decimal	`5723457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575541, 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 #575541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #575541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575541; }
.text { color: #575541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 85 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575541, #4e5741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575541?: #575541 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575541?: The RGB value is 87, 85, 65: 87 red, 85 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575541?: The complementary color is #414357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.