What color is #575C7C?

#575C7C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575C7C?

The RGB value is 87, 92, 124: 87 red, 92 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575C7C?

The complementary color is #7C7757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575C7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575C7C color

#575C7C rgb(87, 92, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575C7C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.1% green and 48.6% blue (87, 92, 124).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#575C7C color codes

HEX	`#575C7C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 92, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, 5.99, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 19.56, 287.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.395, 11.135, 20.614)`
Decimal	`5725308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575C7C, 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 #575C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #575C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575c7c; }
.text { color: #575c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 92 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575c7c, #65577c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575C7C?: #575C7C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575C7C?: The RGB value is 87, 92, 124: 87 red, 92 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575C7C?: The complementary color is #7C7757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575C7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.