What color is #57504B?

#57504B is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57504B?

The RGB value is 87, 80, 75: 87 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57504B?

The complementary color is #4B5257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57504B color

#57504B rgb(87, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57504B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (87, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#57504B color codes

HEX	`#57504B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 14%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.54, 1.9, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.54, 4.41, 64.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.069, 8.272, 7.827)`
Decimal	`5722187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57504B, 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 #57504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #57504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57504b; }
.text { color: #57504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57504b, #57564b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #57504B?: #57504B is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57504B?: The RGB value is 87, 80, 75: 87 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57504B?: The complementary color is #4B5257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.