What color is #57564E?

#57564E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57564E?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 78: 87 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57564E?

The complementary color is #4E4F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57564E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57564E color

#57564E rgb(87, 86, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57564E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 30.6% blue (87, 86, 78).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#57564E color codes

HEX	`#57564E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.43, -1.22, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.43, 4.96, 104.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.633, 9.232, 8.533)`
Decimal	`5723726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57564E, 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 #57564E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57564E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #57564E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57564e; }
.text { color: #57564e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57564e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57564e, #53574e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #57564E?: #57564E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57564E?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 78: 87 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57564E?: The complementary color is #4E4F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57564E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.