What color is #575C2E?

#575C2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575C2E?

The RGB value is 87, 92, 46: 87 red, 92 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575C2E?

The complementary color is #332E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575C2E color

#575C2E rgb(87, 92, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575C2E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.1% green and 18% blue (87, 92, 46).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#575C2E color codes

HEX	`#575C2E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 92, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, -9.74, 25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 27.44, 110.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.251, 9.878, 4.056)`
Decimal	`5725230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575C2E, 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 #575C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #575C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575c2e; }
.text { color: #575c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 92 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575c2e, #405c2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575C2E?: #575C2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575C2E?: The RGB value is 87, 92, 46: 87 red, 92 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575C2E?: The complementary color is #332E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.