What color is #575628?

#575628 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 #575628?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 40: 87 red, 86 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575628?

The complementary color is #282957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575628?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575628 color

#575628 rgb(87, 86, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575628 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 15.7% blue (87, 86, 40).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 54% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#575628 color codes

HEX	`#575628`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 54%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.67, -6.9, 26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.67, 27.54, 104.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.641, 8.835, 3.31)`
Decimal	`5723688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575628, 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 #575628	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575628 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #575628 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575628; }
.text { color: #575628; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575628; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575628, #405728); }

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Questions

What color is #575628?: #575628 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 #575628?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 40: 87 red, 86 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575628?: The complementary color is #282957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575628?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.