What color is #575857?

#575857 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575857?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 87: 87 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575857?

The complementary color is #585758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575857 color

#575857 rgb(87, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575857 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (87, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#575857 color codes

HEX	`#575857`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, -0.61, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 0.75, 144.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.14, 9.694, 10.405)`
Decimal	`5724247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575857, 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 #575857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #575857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575857; }
.text { color: #575857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575857, #575858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575857?: #575857 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575857?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 87: 87 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575857?: The complementary color is #585758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.