What color is #575A57?

#575A57 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A57?

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

What is the complementary color of #575A57?

The complementary color is #5A575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A57 color

#575A57 rgb(87, 90, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575A57 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#575A57 color codes

HEX	`#575A57`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, -1.83, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 2.25, 144.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.307, 10.027, 10.46)`
Decimal	`5724759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A57, 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 #575A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #575A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a57; }
.text { color: #575a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a57, #575a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575A57?: #575A57 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A57?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 87: 87 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A57?: The complementary color is #5A575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.