What color is #57515F?

#57515F is a gray, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57515F?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 95: 87 red, 81 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57515F?

The complementary color is #595F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57515F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57515F color

#57515F rgb(87, 81, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57515F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 37.3% blue (87, 81, 95).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#57515F color codes

HEX	`#57515F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, 5.5, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 9.1, 307.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.938, 8.737, 12.04)`
Decimal	`5722463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57515F, 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 #57515F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57515F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #57515F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57515f; }
.text { color: #57515f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57515f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57515f, #5e515f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57515F?: #57515F is a gray, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57515F?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 95: 87 red, 81 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57515F?: The complementary color is #595F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57515F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.