What color is #575A6F?

#575A6F 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 #575A6F?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 111: 87 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A6F?

The complementary color is #6F6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A6F color

#575A6F rgb(87, 90, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575A6F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 43.5% blue (87, 90, 111).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#575A6F color codes

HEX	`#575A6F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.7, 3.79, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.7, 12.9, 287.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.455, 10.486, 16.509)`
Decimal	`5724783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A6F, 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 #575A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #575A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a6f; }
.text { color: #575a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a6f, #60576f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575A6F?: #575A6F 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 #575A6F?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 111: 87 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A6F?: The complementary color is #6F6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.