#57534E color
The swatch above shows #57534E with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#57534E is a dark, desaturated grey, closest to the CSS named color darkolivegreen (#556B2F).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: stone-600. That means you can write bg-stone-600 or text-stone-600 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #57534E |
| RGB | rgb(87, 83, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 5%, 32%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 66%) |
| Decimal | 5722958 |
| CSS | color: #57534E; |
| Android | 0xFF57534E |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.325, blue: 0.306, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #57534E | 7.63:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #57534E | 2.75:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #57534E
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #57534E and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #57534E
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #57534E in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #57534E; background-color: #57534E; }
.element { color: rgb(87 83 78); }
.element { color: hsl(33 5% 32%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-stone-600 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #57534E;Frequently asked questions
What color is #57534E?
#57534E is a dark, desaturated grey. Its hue sits at 33° on the color wheel, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness.
What is #57534E in RGB?
#57534E converts to rgb(87, 83, 78) — 87 red, 83 green and 78 blue.
What is #57534E in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 66%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #57534E be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (7.63:1 versus 2.75:1).
What is the complementary color of #57534E?
#4E5156 — the hue directly opposite #57534E on the color wheel.