What color is #574F6B?

#574F6B 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 #574F6B?

The RGB value is 87, 79, 107: 87 red, 79 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574F6B?

The complementary color is #636B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574F6B color

#574F6B rgb(87, 79, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574F6B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31% green and 42% blue (87, 79, 107).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#574F6B color codes

HEX	`#574F6B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 79, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 9.68, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 17.8, 302.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.38, 8.68, 15.088)`
Decimal	`5721963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574F6B, 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 #574F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #574F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574f6b; }
.text { color: #574f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 79 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574f6b, #654f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574F6B?: #574F6B 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 #574F6B?: The RGB value is 87, 79, 107: 87 red, 79 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574F6B?: The complementary color is #636B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.