What color is #575763?

#575763 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575763?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 99: 87 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575763?

The complementary color is #636357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575763 color

#575763 rgb(87, 87, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575763 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 38.8% blue (87, 87, 99).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#575763 color codes

HEX	`#575763`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 2.7, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 7.41, 291.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.59, 9.743, 13.177)`
Decimal	`5724003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575763, 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 #575763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #575763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575763; }
.text { color: #575763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575763, #5d5763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575763?: #575763 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575763?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 99: 87 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575763?: The complementary color is #636357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.