What color is #575B4C?

#575B4C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575B4C?

The RGB value is 87, 91, 76: 87 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575B4C?

The complementary color is #504C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575B4C?

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.

#575B4C color

#575B4C rgb(87, 91, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575B4C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.7% green and 29.8% blue (87, 91, 76).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 9% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#575B4C color codes

HEX	`#575B4C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 91, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 9%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, -4.62, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 9.35, 119.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.976, 10.03, 8.299)`
Decimal	`5725004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575B4C, 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 #575B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575B4C 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 #575B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575b4c; }
.text { color: #575b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 91 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575b4c, #4f5b4c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #575B4C?: #575B4C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575B4C?: The RGB value is 87, 91, 76: 87 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575B4C?: The complementary color is #504C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575B4C?: 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.