What color is #575D66?

#575D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575D66?

The RGB value is 87, 93, 102: 87 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575D66?

The complementary color is #666057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575D66 color

#575D66 rgb(87, 93, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575D66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (87, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#575D66 color codes

HEX	`#575D66`
RGB	`rgb(87, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -0.28, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 5.94, 267.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.243, 10.814, 14.115)`
Decimal	`5725542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575D66, 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 #575D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #575D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575d66; }
.text { color: #575d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575d66, #595766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575D66?: #575D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575D66?: The RGB value is 87, 93, 102: 87 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575D66?: The complementary color is #666057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.