What color is #575D76?

#575D76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575D76?

The RGB value is 87, 93, 118: 87 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575D76?

The complementary color is #767057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575D76 color

#575D76 rgb(87, 93, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575D76 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.5% green and 46.3% blue (87, 93, 118).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#575D76 color codes

HEX	`#575D76`
RGB	`rgb(87, 93, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.85, 3.75, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.85, 15.35, 284.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.114, 11.163, 18.705)`
Decimal	`5725558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575D76, 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 #575D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #575D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575d76; }
.text { color: #575d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 93 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575d76, #615776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575D76?: #575D76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575D76?: The RGB value is 87, 93, 118: 87 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575D76?: The complementary color is #767057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.