What color is #575800?

#575800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575800?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 0: 87 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575800?

The complementary color is #010058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575800?

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.

#575800 color

#575800 rgb(87, 88, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575800 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 0% blue (87, 88, 0).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

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

#575800 color codes

HEX	`#575800`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, -10.42, 43.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 44.62, 103.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.421, 9.006, 1.347)`
Decimal	`5724160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575800, 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 #575800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575800 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 #575800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575800; }
.text { color: #575800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575800, #2b5800); }

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Questions

What color is #575800?: #575800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575800?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 0: 87 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575800?: The complementary color is #010058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575800?: 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.