What color is #575A5D?

#575A5D is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A5D?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 93: 87 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A5D?

The complementary color is #5D5A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A5D color

#575A5D rgb(87, 90, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575A5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 36.5% blue (87, 90, 93).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#575A5D color codes

HEX	`#575A5D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, -0.53, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 2.2, 256.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.562, 10.129, 11.805)`
Decimal	`5724765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A5D, 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 #575A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #575A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a5d; }
.text { color: #575a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a5d, #57575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575A5D?: #575A5D is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A5D?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 93: 87 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A5D?: The complementary color is #5D5A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.