What color is #575862?

#575862 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575862?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 98: 87 red, 88 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575862?

The complementary color is #626157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575862?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575862 color

#575862 rgb(87, 88, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575862 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 38.4% blue (87, 88, 98).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#575862 color codes

HEX	`#575862`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, 1.84, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 6.17, 287.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.624, 9.887, 12.954)`
Decimal	`5724258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575862, 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 #575862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #575862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575862; }
.text { color: #575862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575862, #5c5762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575862?: #575862 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575862?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 98: 87 red, 88 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575862?: The complementary color is #626157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575862?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.