What color is #575D7B?

#575D7B 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 #575D7B?

The RGB value is 87, 93, 123: 87 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575D7B?

The complementary color is #7B7557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575D7B color

#575D7B rgb(87, 93, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575D7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.5% green and 48.2% blue (87, 93, 123).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#575D7B color codes

HEX	`#575D7B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 93, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.06, 5.1, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.06, 18.35, 286.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.419, 11.285, 20.312)`
Decimal	`5725563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575D7B, 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 #575D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #575D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575d7b; }
.text { color: #575d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 93 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575d7b, #63577b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575D7B?: #575D7B 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 #575D7B?: The RGB value is 87, 93, 123: 87 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575D7B?: The complementary color is #7B7557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.