What color is #575771?

#575771 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 #575771?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 113: 87 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575771?

The complementary color is #717157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575771 color

#575771 rgb(87, 87, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575771 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 44.3% blue (87, 87, 113).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#575771 color codes

HEX	`#575771`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 6.18, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 16.02, 292.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.319, 10.035, 17.013)`
Decimal	`5724017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575771, 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 #575771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #575771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575771; }
.text { color: #575771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575771, #645771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575771?: #575771 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 #575771?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 113: 87 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575771?: The complementary color is #717157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.