What color is #575B54?

#575B54 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575B54?

The RGB value is 87, 91, 84: 87 red, 91 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575B54?

The complementary color is #58545B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575B54 color

#575B54 rgb(87, 91, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575B54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.7% green and 32.9% blue (87, 91, 84).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#575B54 color codes

HEX	`#575B54`
RGB	`rgb(87, 91, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 8%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, -3.06, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 4.64, 131.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.272, 10.148, 9.856)`
Decimal	`5725012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575B54, 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 #575B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #575B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575b54; }
.text { color: #575b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 91 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575b54, #545b55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575B54?: #575B54 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575B54?: The RGB value is 87, 91, 84: 87 red, 91 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575B54?: The complementary color is #58545B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.