What color is #575548?

#575548 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 #575548?

The RGB value is 87, 85, 72: 87 red, 85 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575548?

The complementary color is #484A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575548 color

#575548 rgb(87, 85, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575548 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.3% green and 28.2% blue (87, 85, 72).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#575548 color codes

HEX	`#575548`
RGB	`rgb(87, 85, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -1.74, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 8.08, 102.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.349, 8.991, 7.425)`
Decimal	`5723464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575548, 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 #575548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #575548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575548; }
.text { color: #575548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 85 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575548, #525748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575548?: #575548 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 #575548?: The RGB value is 87, 85, 72: 87 red, 85 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575548?: The complementary color is #484A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.