What color is #575161?

#575161 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 #575161?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 97: 87 red, 81 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575161?

The complementary color is #5B6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575161 color

#575161 rgb(87, 81, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575161 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 38% blue (87, 81, 97).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#575161 color codes

HEX	`#575161`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.55, 5.97, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.55, 10.3, 305.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.03, 8.774, 12.525)`
Decimal	`5722465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575161, 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 #575161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #575161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575161; }
.text { color: #575161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575161, #5f5161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #575161?: #575161 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 #575161?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 97: 87 red, 81 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575161?: The complementary color is #5B6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.