What color is #575C32?

#575C32 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575C32?

The RGB value is 87, 92, 50: 87 red, 92 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575C32?

The complementary color is #37325C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575C32 color

#575C32 rgb(87, 92, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #575C32 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.1% green and 19.6% blue (87, 92, 50).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#575C32 color codes

HEX	`#575C32`
RGB	`rgb(87, 92, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, -9.26, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 25.22, 111.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.333, 9.911, 4.491)`
Decimal	`5725234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575C32, 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 #575C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #575C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575c32; }
.text { color: #575c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 92 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575c32, #425c32); }

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Questions

What color is #575C32?: #575C32 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575C32?: The RGB value is 87, 92, 50: 87 red, 92 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575C32?: The complementary color is #37325C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.