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#572D00 Color

#572D00 is rgb(87, 45, 0) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#572D00
HEX#572D00
RGBrgb(87, 45, 0)
HSLhsl(31, 100%, 17%)
HSVhsv(31, 100%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(34.5% 0.081 59.8)
LABlab(23.68% 17.47 33.51)
LCHlch(23.68% 37.79 62.46)

What #572D00 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 #572D00, 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 brown in the library.

#572D00 Channel Values

How #572D00 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 45 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 100% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 100% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 100% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.79:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #572D00 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 text11.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #572D00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #572D00; 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 #572D00

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 #572D00.

How #572D00 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#572D00
Protanopia#373700
Protanomaly#463300
Deuteranopia#3F3F00
Deuteranomaly#4A3800
Tritanopia#582A2A
Tritanomaly#582B1F
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #572D00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-572d00: #572D00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #572D00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-572d00': '#572D00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.176, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_572d00">#572D00</color>
SVG fillfill="#572D00"

More Brown Colors

#572D00 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#572D00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #572D00?

#572D00 is a darkest brown — rgb(87, 45, 0) in RGB and hsl(31, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #572D00?

#572D00 is rgb(87, 45, 0) — red 87, green 45, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #572D00?

#572D00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #572D00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #572D00 scores 11.79:1 against white and 1.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #572D00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #572D00 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 19.51, which is visibly different.

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