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#572933 Color

#572933 is rgb(87, 41, 51) in RGB, hsl(347, 36%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 41%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#572933
HEX#572933
RGBrgb(87, 41, 51)
HSLhsl(347, 36%, 25%)
HSVhsv(347, 53%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 41%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(34.6% 0.069 7.5)
LABlab(23.37% 22.56 3.82)
LCHlch(23.37% 22.88 9.62)

What #572933 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #572933, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#572933 Channel Values

How #572933 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 41 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 36% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 53% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 41% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.86:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #572933 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #572933

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #572933; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #572933

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #572933.

How #572933 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#572933
Protanopia#343433
Protanomaly#453033
Deuteranopia#3D3D31
Deuteranomaly#493632
Tritanopia#562A2A
Tritanomaly#572A2E
Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #572933 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-572933: #572933;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #572933;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-572933': '#572933' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.161, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_572933">#572933</color>
SVG fillfill="#572933"

More Red Colors

#572933 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#572933 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #572933?

#572933 is a dark red — rgb(87, 41, 51) in RGB and hsl(347, 36%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #572933?

#572933 is rgb(87, 41, 51) — red 87, green 41, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #572933?

#572933 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 41%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #572933 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #572933 scores 11.86:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #572933 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #572933 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 31.08, which is a different colour altogether.

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