What color is #57583F?

#57583F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57583F?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 63: 87 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57583F?

The complementary color is #403F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57583F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57583F color

#57583F rgb(87, 88, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #57583F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 24.7% blue (87, 88, 63).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#57583F color codes

HEX	`#57583F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, -5.07, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 15.28, 109.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.317, 9.365, 6.071)`
Decimal	`5724223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57583F, 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 #57583F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57583F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #57583F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57583f; }
.text { color: #57583f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57583f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57583f, #4b583f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #57583F?: #57583F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57583F?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 63: 87 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57583F?: The complementary color is #403F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57583F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.