What color is #575575?

#575575 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 #575575?

The RGB value is 87, 85, 117: 87 red, 85 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575575?

The complementary color is #737555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575575 color

#575575 rgb(87, 85, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575575 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.3% green and 45.9% blue (87, 85, 117).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#575575 color codes

HEX	`#575575`
RGB	`rgb(87, 85, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, 8.49, -17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 19.79, 295.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.389, 9.807, 18.172)`
Decimal	`5723509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575575, 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 #575575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #575575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575575; }
.text { color: #575575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 85 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575575, #675575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575575?: #575575 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 #575575?: The RGB value is 87, 85, 117: 87 red, 85 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575575?: The complementary color is #737555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.