What color is #574C63?

#574C63 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 #574C63?

The RGB value is 87, 76, 99: 87 red, 76 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574C63?

The complementary color is #58634C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574C63 color

#574C63 rgb(87, 76, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574C63 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.8% green and 38.8% blue (87, 76, 99).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#574C63 color codes

HEX	`#574C63`
RGB	`rgb(87, 76, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, 9.61, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 15.15, 309.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.767, 8.096, 12.903)`
Decimal	`5721187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574C63, 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 #574C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #574C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574c63; }
.text { color: #574c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 76 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574c63, #624c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574C63?: #574C63 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 #574C63?: The RGB value is 87, 76, 99: 87 red, 76 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574C63?: The complementary color is #58634C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.