What color is #573757?

#573757 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573757?

The RGB value is 87, 55, 87: 87 red, 55 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573757?

The complementary color is #375737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573757 color

#573757 rgb(87, 55, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573757 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 21.6% green and 34.1% blue (87, 55, 87).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#573757 color codes

HEX	`#573757`
RGB	`rgb(87, 55, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 21.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, 20.22, -13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 24.31, 326.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.017, 5.447, 9.697)`
Decimal	`5715799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573757, 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 #573757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #573757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573757; }
.text { color: #573757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 55 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573757, #573747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #573757?: #573757 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573757?: The RGB value is 87, 55, 87: 87 red, 55 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573757?: The complementary color is #375737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.