What color is #575866?

#575866 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575866?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 102: 87 red, 88 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575866?

The complementary color is #666557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575866 color

#575866 rgb(87, 88, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575866 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 40% blue (87, 88, 102).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#575866 color codes

HEX	`#575866`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 2.79, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 8.62, 288.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.818, 9.965, 13.974)`
Decimal	`5724262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575866, 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 #575866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #575866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575866; }
.text { color: #575866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575866, #5e5766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575866?: #575866 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575866?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 102: 87 red, 88 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575866?: The complementary color is #666557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.