What color is #575952?

#575952 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575952?

The RGB value is 87, 89, 82: 87 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575952?

The complementary color is #545259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575952 color

#575952 rgb(87, 89, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575952 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (87, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#575952 color codes

HEX	`#575952`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, -2.25, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 4.4, 120.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.026, 9.78, 9.393)`
Decimal	`5724498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575952, 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 #575952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #575952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575952; }
.text { color: #575952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575952, #545952); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575952?: #575952 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575952?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 82: 87 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575952?: The complementary color is #545259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.