What color is #574E68?

#574E68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574E68?

The RGB value is 87, 78, 104: 87 red, 78 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574E68?

The complementary color is #5F684E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574E68 color

#574E68 rgb(87, 78, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574E68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.6% green and 40.8% blue (87, 78, 104).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#574E68 color codes

HEX	`#574E68`
RGB	`rgb(87, 78, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, 9.56, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 16.7, 304.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.153, 8.474, 14.248)`
Decimal	`5721704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574E68, 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 #574E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #574E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574e68; }
.text { color: #574e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 78 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574e68, #644e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574E68?: #574E68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574E68?: The RGB value is 87, 78, 104: 87 red, 78 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574E68?: The complementary color is #5F684E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.