What color is #575546?

#575546 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 #575546?

The RGB value is 87, 85, 70: 87 red, 85 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575546?

The complementary color is #464857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575546 color

#575546 rgb(87, 85, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575546 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.3% green and 27.5% blue (87, 85, 70).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#575546 color codes

HEX	`#575546`
RGB	`rgb(87, 85, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, -2.09, 9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 9.3, 103.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.284, 8.966, 7.087)`
Decimal	`5723462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575546, 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 #575546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #575546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575546; }
.text { color: #575546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 85 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575546, #515746); }

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Questions

What color is #575546?: #575546 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 #575546?: The RGB value is 87, 85, 70: 87 red, 85 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575546?: The complementary color is #464857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.