What color is #575B4D?

#575B4D 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 #575B4D?

The RGB value is 87, 91, 77: 87 red, 91 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575B4D?

The complementary color is #514D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575B4D color

#575B4D rgb(87, 91, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575B4D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.7% green and 30.2% blue (87, 91, 77).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#575B4D color codes

HEX	`#575B4D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 91, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, -4.43, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 8.75, 120.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.011, 10.044, 8.484)`
Decimal	`5725005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575B4D, 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 #575B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #575B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575b4d; }
.text { color: #575b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 91 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575b4d, #505b4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #575B4D?: #575B4D 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 #575B4D?: The RGB value is 87, 91, 77: 87 red, 91 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575B4D?: The complementary color is #514D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.