Close to Eggplant
#573239
#573239 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 19.6% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #573239.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.92:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.93:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.92:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #573239 as they’d see it.
#573239 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #573239
What color is #573239?
#573239 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 19.6% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #573239 in RGB?
#573239 is rgb(87, 50, 57): 87 red, 50 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #573239 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 43, 34, 66). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #573239?
PANTONE 497 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #573239?
Its complement #15443C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.