What color is #57454E?

#57454E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57454E?

The RGB value is 87, 69, 78: 87 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57454E?

The complementary color is #45574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57454E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57454E color

#57454E rgb(87, 69, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57454E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.1% green and 30.6% blue (87, 69, 78).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#57454E color codes

HEX	`#57454E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 69, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, 9.41, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 9.73, 345.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.434, 6.833, 8.134)`
Decimal	`5719374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57454E, 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 #57454E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57454E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #57454E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57454e; }
.text { color: #57454e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57454e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 69 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57454e, #574545); }

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Questions

What color is #57454E?: #57454E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57454E?: The RGB value is 87, 69, 78: 87 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57454E?: The complementary color is #45574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57454E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.