What color is #575743?

#575743 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 #575743?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 67: 87 red, 87 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575743?

The complementary color is #434357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575743 color

#575743 rgb(87, 87, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575743 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 26.3% blue (87, 87, 67).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#575743 color codes

HEX	`#575743`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -3.82, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 12.28, 108.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.352, 9.248, 6.654)`
Decimal	`5723971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575743, 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 #575743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #575743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575743; }
.text { color: #575743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575743, #4d5743); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575743?: #575743 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 #575743?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 67: 87 red, 87 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575743?: The complementary color is #434357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.