What color is #575F64?

#575F64 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575F64?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 100: 87 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F64?

The complementary color is #645C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F64 color

#575F64 rgb(87, 95, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575F64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 39.2% blue (87, 95, 100).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#575F64 color codes

HEX	`#575F64`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 13%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.8, -1.96, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.8, 4.38, 243.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.322, 11.131, 13.659)`
Decimal	`5726052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F64, 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 #575F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #575F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f64; }
.text { color: #575f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f64, #575964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575F64?: #575F64 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575F64?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 100: 87 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F64?: The complementary color is #645C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.