What color is #575946?

#575946 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 #575946?

The RGB value is 87, 89, 70: 87 red, 89 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575946?

The complementary color is #484659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575946 color

#575946 rgb(87, 89, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575946 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.9% green and 27.5% blue (87, 89, 70).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#575946 color codes

HEX	`#575946`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.14, -4.51, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.14, 11.67, 112.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.608, 9.613, 7.195)`
Decimal	`5724486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575946, 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 #575946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #575946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575946; }
.text { color: #575946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575946, #4e5946); }

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Questions

What color is #575946?: #575946 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 #575946?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 70: 87 red, 89 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575946?: The complementary color is #484659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.