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#574B42 Color

#574B42 is rgb(87, 75, 66) in RGB, hsl(26, 14%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Walnut (#5C5248), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#574B42
HEX#574B42
RGBrgb(87, 75, 66)
HSLhsl(26, 14%, 30%)
HSVhsv(26, 24%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.022 59)
LABlab(32.91% 3.99 7.34)
LCHlch(32.91% 8.35 61.46)

What #574B42 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 #574B42, 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.

#574B42 Channel Values

How #574B42 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 75 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 14% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 24% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 24% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.43:1 vs white · 2.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #574B42 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 text8.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #574B42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #574B42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #574B42; 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 #574B42

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #574B42.

How #574B42 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#574B42
Protanopia#4D4D42
Protanomaly#514C42
Deuteranopia#4F4F42
Deuteranomaly#524E42
Tritanopia#584A4A
Tritanomaly#584A47
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #574B42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-574b42: #574B42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #574B42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-574b42': '#574B42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.294, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_574b42">#574B42</color>
SVG fillfill="#574B42"

More Brown Colors

#574B42 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#574B42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #574B42?

#574B42 is a dark brown — rgb(87, 75, 66) in RGB and hsl(26, 14%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Walnut (#5C5248), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.95.

What is the RGB value of #574B42?

#574B42 is rgb(87, 75, 66) — red 87, green 75, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #574B42?

#574B42 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #574B42 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #574B42 scores 8.43:1 against white and 2.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #574B42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #574B42 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 14.22, which is visibly different.

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