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#575747 Color

#575747 is rgb(87, 87, 71) in RGB, hsl(60, 10%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ebony (#555D50), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#575747
HEX#575747
RGBrgb(87, 87, 71)
HSLhsl(60, 10%, 31%)
HSVhsv(60, 18%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.025 107.4)
LABlab(36.62% -2.32 9.35)
LCHlch(36.62% 9.64 103.93)

What #575747 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 #575747, 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 yellow in the library.

#575747 Channel Values

How #575747 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 87 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 10% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 18% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.34:1 vs white · 2.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #575747 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 text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #575747

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #575747; 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 #575747

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 #575747 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#575747
Protanopia#575747
Protanomaly#575747
Deuteranopia#575747
Deuteranomaly#575747
Tritanopia#595555
Tritanomaly#585650
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #575747 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-575747: #575747;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #575747;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-575747': '#575747' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.341, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_575747">#575747</color>
SVG fillfill="#575747"

More Yellow Colors

#575747 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#575747 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #575747?

#575747 is a dark yellow — rgb(87, 87, 71) in RGB and hsl(60, 10%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #575747?

#575747 is rgb(87, 87, 71) — red 87, green 87, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #575747?

#575747 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #575747 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #575747 scores 7.34:1 against white and 2.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #575747 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #575747 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 12.39, which is visibly different.

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