What color is #575D57?

#575D57 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575D57?

The RGB value is 87, 93, 87: 87 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575D57?

The complementary color is #5D575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575D57 color

#575D57 rgb(87, 93, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575D57 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (87, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#575D57 color codes

HEX	`#575D57`
RGB	`rgb(87, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, -3.64, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 4.49, 144.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.565, 10.543, 10.546)`
Decimal	`5725527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575D57, 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 #575D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #575D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575d57; }
.text { color: #575d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575d57, #575d5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575D57?: #575D57 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575D57?: The RGB value is 87, 93, 87: 87 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575D57?: The complementary color is #5D575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.