What color is #575A41?

#575A41 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 #575A41?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 65: 87 red, 90 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A41?

The complementary color is #44415A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A41 color

#575A41 rgb(87, 90, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575A41 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 25.5% blue (87, 90, 65).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#575A41 color codes

HEX	`#575A41`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.34, -5.94, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.34, 15.29, 112.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.541, 9.72, 6.426)`
Decimal	`5724737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A41, 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 #575A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #575A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a41; }
.text { color: #575a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a41, #4b5a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575A41?: #575A41 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 #575A41?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 65: 87 red, 90 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A41?: The complementary color is #44415A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.