What color is #57445C?

#57445C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57445C?

The RGB value is 87, 68, 92: 87 red, 68 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57445C?

The complementary color is #495C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57445C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57445C color

#57445C rgb(87, 68, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57445C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.7% green and 36.1% blue (87, 68, 92).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#57445C color codes

HEX	`#57445C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 68, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, 13.07, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 17.15, 319.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.929, 6.933, 11.044)`
Decimal	`5719132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57445C, 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 #57445C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57445C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #57445C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57445c; }
.text { color: #57445c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57445c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 68 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57445c, #5c4455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57445C?: #57445C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57445C?: The RGB value is 87, 68, 92: 87 red, 68 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57445C?: The complementary color is #495C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57445C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.