What color is #57534E?

#57534E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57534E?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 78: 87 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57534E?

The complementary color is #4E5257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57534E color

#57534E rgb(87, 83, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57534E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (87, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#57534E color codes

HEX	`#57534E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, 0.62, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 3.56, 79.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.399, 8.763, 8.455)`
Decimal	`5722958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57534E, 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 #57534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #57534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57534e; }
.text { color: #57534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57534e, #56574e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #57534E?: #57534E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57534E?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 78: 87 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57534E?: The complementary color is #4E5257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.