What color is #575359?

#575359 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575359?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 89: 87 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575359?

The complementary color is #555953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575359 color

#575359 rgb(87, 83, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575359 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 34.9% blue (87, 83, 89).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#575359 color codes

HEX	`#575359`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, 2.9, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 4.11, 314.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.827, 8.934, 10.709)`
Decimal	`5722969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575359, 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 #575359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #575359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575359; }
.text { color: #575359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575359, #595358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575359?: #575359 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575359?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 89: 87 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575359?: The complementary color is #555953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.