What color is #575250?

#575250 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575250?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 80: 87 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575250?

The complementary color is #505557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575250 color

#575250 rgb(87, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575250 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (87, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#575250 color codes

HEX	`#575250`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 8%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, 1.63, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 2.51, 49.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.396, 8.64, 8.813)`
Decimal	`5722704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575250, 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 #575250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #575250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575250; }
.text { color: #575250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575250, #575650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #575250?: #575250 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575250?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 80: 87 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575250?: The complementary color is #505557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.