What color is #575A59?

#575A59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A59?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 89: 87 red, 90 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A59?

The complementary color is #5A5758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A59 color

#575A59 rgb(87, 90, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575A59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 34.9% blue (87, 90, 89).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#575A59 color codes

HEX	`#575A59`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.95, -1.4, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.95, 1.41, 173.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.389, 10.06, 10.896)`
Decimal	`5724761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A59, 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 #575A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #575A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a59; }
.text { color: #575a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a59, #575a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575A59?: #575A59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A59?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 89: 87 red, 90 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A59?: The complementary color is #5A5758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.