What color is #575768?

#575768 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575768?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 104: 87 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575768?

The complementary color is #686857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575768?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575768 color

#575768 rgb(87, 87, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575768 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 40.8% blue (87, 87, 104).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#575768 color codes

HEX	`#575768`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, 3.9, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 10.49, 291.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.837, 9.842, 14.475)`
Decimal	`5724008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575768, 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 #575768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #575768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575768; }
.text { color: #575768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575768, #605768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575768?: #575768 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575768?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 104: 87 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575768?: The complementary color is #686857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575768?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.