What color is #575941?

#575941 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 #575941?

The RGB value is 87, 89, 65: 87 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575941?

The complementary color is #434159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575941 color

#575941 rgb(87, 89, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575941 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.9% green and 25.5% blue (87, 89, 65).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#575941 color codes

HEX	`#575941`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, -5.35, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 14.68, 111.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.457, 9.553, 6.398)`
Decimal	`5724481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575941, 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 #575941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #575941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575941; }
.text { color: #575941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575941, #4b5941); }

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Questions

What color is #575941?: #575941 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 #575941?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 65: 87 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575941?: The complementary color is #434159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.