What color is #575845?

#575845 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575845?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 69: 87 red, 88 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575845?

The complementary color is #464558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575845 color

#575845 rgb(87, 88, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575845 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 27.1% blue (87, 88, 69).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#575845 color codes

HEX	`#575845`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 22%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, -4.08, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 11.66, 110.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.494, 9.435, 7.003)`
Decimal	`5724229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575845, 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 #575845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #575845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575845; }
.text { color: #575845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575845, #4e5845); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575845?: #575845 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575845?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 69: 87 red, 88 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575845?: The complementary color is #464558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.