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#574F47 Color

#574F47 is rgb(87, 79, 71) in RGB, hsl(30, 10%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Walnut (#5C5248), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#574F47
HEX#574F47
RGBrgb(87, 79, 71)
HSLhsl(30, 10%, 31%)
HSVhsv(30, 18%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.017 67.4)
LABlab(34.21% 2.29 6.01)
LCHlch(34.21% 6.43 69.14)

What #574F47 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 #574F47, 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.

#574F47 Channel Values

How #574F47 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 79 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 10% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 18% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 18% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.03:1 vs white · 2.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #574F47 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 text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #574F47

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #574F47; 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 #574F47

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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How #574F47 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#574F47
Protanopia#505047
Protanomaly#535047
Deuteranopia#525247
Deuteranomaly#545147
Tritanopia#584E4E
Tritanomaly#584E4B
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #574F47 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-574f47: #574F47;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #574F47;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-574f47': '#574F47' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.310, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_574f47">#574F47</color>
SVG fillfill="#574F47"

More Brown Colors

#574F47 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#574F47 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #574F47?

#574F47 is a dark brown — rgb(87, 79, 71) in RGB and hsl(30, 10%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Walnut (#5C5248), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.14.

What is the RGB value of #574F47?

#574F47 is rgb(87, 79, 71) — red 87, green 79, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #574F47?

#574F47 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #574F47 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #574F47 scores 8.03:1 against white and 2.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #574F47 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #574F47 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 12.06, which is visibly different.

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