What color is #57474F?

#57474F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57474F?

The RGB value is 87, 71, 79: 87 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57474F?

The complementary color is #47574F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57474F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57474F color

#57474F rgb(87, 71, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57474F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.8% green and 31% blue (87, 71, 79).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#57474F color codes

HEX	`#57474F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 71, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 18%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.03, 8.34, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.03, 8.63, 345.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.595, 7.097, 8.365)`
Decimal	`5719887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57474F, 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 #57474F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57474F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #57474F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57474f; }
.text { color: #57474f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57474f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 71 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57474f, #574747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57474F?: #57474F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57474F?: The RGB value is 87, 71, 79: 87 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57474F?: The complementary color is #47574F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57474F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.