What color is #56576C?

#56576C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56576C?

The RGB value is 86, 87, 108: 86 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56576C?

The complementary color is #6C6B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56576C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56576C color

#56576C rgb(86, 87, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56576C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.1% green and 42.4% blue (86, 87, 108).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#56576C color codes

HEX	`#56576C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 87, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, 4.54, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 12.95, 290.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.952, 9.877, 15.567)`
Decimal	`5658476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56576C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56576C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56576C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56576C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56576c; }
.text { color: #56576c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56576c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 87 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56576c, #60566c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #56576C?: #56576C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56576C?: The RGB value is 86, 87, 108: 86 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56576C?: The complementary color is #6C6B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56576C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.