What color is #575A4E?

#575A4E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A4E?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 78: 87 red, 90 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A4E?

The complementary color is #514E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A4E?

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.

#575A4E color

#575A4E rgb(87, 90, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575A4E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 30.6% blue (87, 90, 78).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#575A4E color codes

HEX	`#575A4E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, -3.64, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 7.48, 119.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.962, 9.889, 8.643)`
Decimal	`5724750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A4E, 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 #575A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575A4E 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 #575A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a4e; }
.text { color: #575a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a4e, #515a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #575A4E?: #575A4E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A4E?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 78: 87 red, 90 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A4E?: The complementary color is #514E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A4E?: 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.