What color is #575C5F?

#575C5F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575C5F?

The RGB value is 87, 92, 95: 87 red, 92 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575C5F?

The complementary color is #5F5A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575C5F color

#575C5F rgb(87, 92, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575C5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.1% green and 37.3% blue (87, 92, 95).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#575C5F color codes

HEX	`#575C5F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 92, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 8%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.74, -1.29, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.74, 2.73, 241.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.823, 10.507, 12.335)`
Decimal	`5725279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575C5F, 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 #575C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #575C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575c5f; }
.text { color: #575c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 92 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575c5f, #57585f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575C5F?: #575C5F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575C5F?: The RGB value is 87, 92, 95: 87 red, 92 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575C5F?: The complementary color is #5F5A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.