What color is #575357?

#575357 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575357?

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

What is the complementary color of #575357?

The complementary color is #535753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575357?

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.

#575357 color

#575357 rgb(87, 83, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575357 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% 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 7.55:1).

#575357 color codes

HEX	`#575357`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.79, 2.47, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.79, 3.03, 324.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.744, 8.901, 10.272)`
Decimal	`5722967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575357, 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 #575357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575357 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 #575357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575357; }
.text { color: #575357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575357, #575355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575357?: #575357 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575357?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 87: 87 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575357?: The complementary color is #535753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575357?: 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.