What color is #575F57?

#575F57 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575F57?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 87: 87 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F57?

The complementary color is #5F575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F57 color

#575F57 rgb(87, 95, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575F57 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 34.1% blue (87, 95, 87).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#575F57 color codes

HEX	`#575F57`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, -4.83, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 5.97, 143.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.743, 10.899, 10.605)`
Decimal	`5726039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F57, 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 #575F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #575F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f57; }
.text { color: #575f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f57, #575f5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575F57?: #575F57 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575F57?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 87: 87 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F57?: The complementary color is #5F575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.