What color is #57505F?

#57505F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57505F?

The RGB value is 87, 80, 95: 87 red, 80 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57505F?

The complementary color is #585F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57505F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57505F color

#57505F rgb(87, 80, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57505F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.4% green and 37.3% blue (87, 80, 95).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#57505F color codes

HEX	`#57505F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 80, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.18, 6.13, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.18, 9.83, 308.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.864, 8.59, 12.015)`
Decimal	`5722207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57505F, 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 #57505F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57505F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #57505F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57505f; }
.text { color: #57505f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57505f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 80 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57505f, #5f505f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57505F?: #57505F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57505F?: The RGB value is 87, 80, 95: 87 red, 80 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57505F?: The complementary color is #585F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57505F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.