What color is #575361?

#575361 is a gray, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575361?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 97: 87 red, 83 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575361?

The complementary color is #5D6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575361 color

#575361 rgb(87, 83, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575361 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 38% blue (87, 83, 97).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#575361 color codes

HEX	`#575361`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, 4.72, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 8.88, 302.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.181, 9.076, 12.575)`
Decimal	`5722977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575361, 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 #575361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #575361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575361; }
.text { color: #575361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575361, #5e5361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575361?: #575361 is a gray, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575361?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 97: 87 red, 83 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575361?: The complementary color is #5D6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.