What color is #575B79?

#575B79 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 #575B79?

The RGB value is 87, 91, 121: 87 red, 91 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575B79?

The complementary color is #797557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575B79 color

#575B79 rgb(87, 91, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575B79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.7% green and 47.5% blue (87, 91, 121).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#575B79 color codes

HEX	`#575B79`
RGB	`rgb(87, 91, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, 5.8, -17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 18.36, 288.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.122, 10.889, 19.601)`
Decimal	`5725049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575B79, 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 #575B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #575B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575b79; }
.text { color: #575b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 91 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575b79, #645779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575B79?: #575B79 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 #575B79?: The RGB value is 87, 91, 121: 87 red, 91 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575B79?: The complementary color is #797557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.