What color is #575373?

#575373 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575373?

The RGB value is 87, 83, 115: 87 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575373?

The complementary color is #6F7353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575373 color

#575373 rgb(87, 83, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575373 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.5% green and 45.1% blue (87, 83, 115).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#575373 color codes

HEX	`#575373`
RGB	`rgb(87, 83, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, 9.22, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 19.92, 297.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.118, 9.45, 17.507)`
Decimal	`5722995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575373, 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 #575373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #575373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575373; }
.text { color: #575373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 83 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575373, #675373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575373?: #575373 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575373?: The RGB value is 87, 83, 115: 87 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575373?: The complementary color is #6F7353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.