What color is #57495A?

#57495A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57495A?

The RGB value is 87, 73, 90: 87 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57495A?

The complementary color is #4C5A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57495A color

#57495A rgb(87, 73, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57495A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (87, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#57495A color codes

HEX	`#57495A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.98, 9.42, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.98, 12.25, 320.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.158, 7.53, 10.694)`
Decimal	`5720410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57495A, 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 #57495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #57495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57495a; }
.text { color: #57495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57495a, #5a4955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57495A?: #57495A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57495A?: The RGB value is 87, 73, 90: 87 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57495A?: The complementary color is #4C5A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.