What color is #575655?

#575655 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575655?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 85: 87 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575655?

The complementary color is #555657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575655 color

#575655 rgb(87, 86, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575655 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 33.3% blue (87, 86, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 1% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#575655 color codes

HEX	`#575655`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 1%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 2%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.63, 0.19, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.63, 0.75, 75.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.898, 9.338, 9.926)`
Decimal	`5723733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575655, 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 #575655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #575655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575655; }
.text { color: #575655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575655, #575755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575655?: #575655 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575655?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 85: 87 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575655?: The complementary color is #555657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.