What color is #575959?

#575959 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575959?

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

What is the complementary color of #575959?

The complementary color is #595757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575959?

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.

#575959 color

#575959 rgb(87, 89, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575959 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#575959 color codes

HEX	`#575959`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.65, -0.79, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.65, 0.84, 199.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.306, 9.892, 10.868)`
Decimal	`5724505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575959, 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 #575959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575959 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 #575959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575959; }
.text { color: #575959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575959, #575859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575959?: #575959 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575959?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 89: 87 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575959?: The complementary color is #595757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575959?: 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.