What color is #574E5D?

#574E5D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574E5D?

The RGB value is 87, 78, 93: 87 red, 78 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574E5D?

The complementary color is #545D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574E5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574E5D color

#574E5D rgb(87, 78, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #574E5D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.6% green and 36.5% blue (87, 78, 93).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#574E5D color codes

HEX	`#574E5D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 78, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.53, 6.93, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.53, 10.14, 313.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.63, 8.265, 11.495)`
Decimal	`5721693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574E5D, 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 #574E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #574E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574e5d; }
.text { color: #574e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 78 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574e5d, #5d4e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574E5D?: #574E5D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574E5D?: The RGB value is 87, 78, 93: 87 red, 78 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574E5D?: The complementary color is #545D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574E5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.