What color is #575676?

#575676 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 #575676?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 118: 87 red, 86 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575676?

The complementary color is #757656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575676?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575676 color

#575676 rgb(87, 86, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575676 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 46.3% blue (87, 86, 118).

Its hue angle is 242°, 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#575676 color codes

HEX	`#575676`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.82, 8.12, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.82, 19.74, 294.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.527, 9.99, 18.51)`
Decimal	`5723766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575676, 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 #575676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #575676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575676; }
.text { color: #575676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575676, #675676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575676?: #575676 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 #575676?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 118: 87 red, 86 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575676?: The complementary color is #757656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575676?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.