What color is #574962?

#574962 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574962?

The RGB value is 87, 73, 98: 87 red, 73 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574962?

The complementary color is #546249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574962 color

#574962 rgb(87, 73, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574962 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 28.6% green and 38.4% blue (87, 73, 98).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#574962 color codes

HEX	`#574962`
RGB	`rgb(87, 73, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 28.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.29, 11.28, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.29, 16.79, 312.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.517, 7.673, 12.585)`
Decimal	`5720418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574962, 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 #574962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #574962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574962; }
.text { color: #574962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 73 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574962, #624961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574962?: #574962 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574962?: The RGB value is 87, 73, 98: 87 red, 73 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574962?: The complementary color is #546249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.