What color is #575260?

#575260 is a gray, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575260?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 96: 87 red, 82 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575260?

The complementary color is #5B6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575260 color

#575260 rgb(87, 82, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575260 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 37.6% blue (87, 82, 96).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#575260 color codes

HEX	`#575260`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, 5.11, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 8.98, 304.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.059, 8.905, 12.306)`
Decimal	`5722720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575260, 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 #575260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #575260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575260; }
.text { color: #575260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575260, #5e5260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575260?: #575260 is a gray, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575260?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 96: 87 red, 82 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575260?: The complementary color is #5B6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.