What color is #57596E?

#57596E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57596E?

The RGB value is 87, 89, 110: 87 red, 89 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57596E?

The complementary color is #6E6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57596E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57596E color

#57596E rgb(87, 89, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57596E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.9% green and 43.1% blue (87, 89, 110).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#57596E color codes

HEX	`#57596E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.37, 4.16, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.37, 12.91, 288.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.317, 10.297, 16.193)`
Decimal	`5724526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57596E, 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 #57596E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57596E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #57596E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57596e; }
.text { color: #57596e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57596e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57596e, #61576e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #57596E?: #57596E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57596E?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 110: 87 red, 89 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57596E?: The complementary color is #6E6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57596E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.