What color is #57504E?

#57504E is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57504E?

The RGB value is 87, 80, 78: 87 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57504E?

The complementary color is #4E5557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57504E color

#57504E rgb(87, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57504E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (87, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#57504E color codes

HEX	`#57504E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.63, 2.48, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.63, 3.32, 41.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.174, 8.314, 8.38)`
Decimal	`5722190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57504E, 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 #57504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #57504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57504e; }
.text { color: #57504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57504e, #57544e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #57504E?: #57504E is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57504E?: The RGB value is 87, 80, 78: 87 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57504E?: The complementary color is #4E5557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.