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#574938 Color

#574938 is rgb(87, 73, 56) in RGB, hsl(33, 22%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 36%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Umber (#635147), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#574938
HEX#574938
RGBrgb(87, 73, 56)
HSLhsl(33, 22%, 28%)
HSVhsv(33, 36%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 36%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(41.5% 0.033 72.1)
LABlab(32.12% 4.00 12.53)
LCHlch(32.12% 13.15 72.28)

What #574938 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 #574938, 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.

#574938 Channel Values

How #574938 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 73 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 22% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 36% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 36% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.69:1 vs white · 2.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #574938 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 text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #574938

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #574938; 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 #574938

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 #574938.

How #574938 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#574938
Protanopia#4C4C38
Protanomaly#504B38
Deuteranopia#4E4E37
Deuteranomaly#524C38
Tritanopia#594747
Tritanomaly#584842
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #574938 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-574938: #574938;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #574938;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-574938': '#574938' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.286, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_574938">#574938</color>
SVG fillfill="#574938"

More Brown Colors

#574938 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#574938 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #574938?

#574938 is a dark brown — rgb(87, 73, 56) in RGB and hsl(33, 22%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Umber (#635147), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #574938?

#574938 is rgb(87, 73, 56) — red 87, green 73, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #574938?

#574938 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 36%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #574938 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #574938 scores 8.69:1 against white and 2.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #574938 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #574938 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 18, which is visibly different.

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