What color is #575356?

#575356 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575356?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 86: 87 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575356?

The complementary color is #535754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575356 color

#575356 rgb(87, 83, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575356 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 33.7% blue (87, 83, 86).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#575356 color codes

HEX	`#575356`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 5%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, 2.25, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 2.54, 332.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.703, 8.885, 10.059)`
Decimal	`5722966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575356, 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 #575356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #575356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575356; }
.text { color: #575356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575356, #575354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575356?: #575356 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575356?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 86: 87 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575356?: The complementary color is #535754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.