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#574432 Color

#574432 is rgb(87, 68, 50) in RGB, hsl(29, 27%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#574432
HEX#574432
RGBrgb(87, 68, 50)
HSLhsl(29, 27%, 27%)
HSVhsv(29, 43%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(40.2% 0.039 64.8)
LABlab(30.54% 6.36 14.19)
LCHlch(30.54% 15.55 65.86)

What #574432 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 #574432, 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.

#574432 Channel Values

How #574432 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 68 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 27% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 43% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 43% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.22:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #574432 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 text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #574432

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #574432; 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 #574432

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 #574432.

How #574432 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#574432
Protanopia#484832
Protanomaly#4E4632
Deuteranopia#4B4B31
Deuteranomaly#504831
Tritanopia#584242
Tritanomaly#58433C
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #574432 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-574432: #574432;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #574432;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-574432': '#574432' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.267, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_574432">#574432</color>
SVG fillfill="#574432"

More Brown Colors

#574432 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#574432 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #574432?

#574432 is a dark brown — rgb(87, 68, 50) in RGB and hsl(29, 27%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #574432?

#574432 is rgb(87, 68, 50) — red 87, green 68, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #574432?

#574432 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #574432 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #574432 scores 9.22:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #574432 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #574432 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 20.84, which is visibly different.

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