What color is #575A75?

#575A75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A75?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 117: 87 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A75?

The complementary color is #757257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A75 color

#575A75 rgb(87, 90, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575A75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 45.9% blue (87, 90, 117).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#575A75 color codes

HEX	`#575A75`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 5.35, -15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 16.56, 288.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.797, 10.623, 18.308)`
Decimal	`5724789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A75, 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 #575A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #575A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a75; }
.text { color: #575a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a75, #635775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575A75?: #575A75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A75?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 117: 87 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A75?: The complementary color is #757257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.