What color is #575F80?

#575F80 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 #575F80?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 128: 87 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F80?

The complementary color is #807857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F80 color

#575F80 rgb(87, 95, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575F80 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 50.2% blue (87, 95, 128).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#575F80 color codes

HEX	`#575F80`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 26%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.85, 5.23, -19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.85, 20.15, 285.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.918, 11.769, 22.062)`
Decimal	`5726080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F80, 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 #575F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #575F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f80; }
.text { color: #575f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f80, #635780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575F80?: #575F80 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 #575F80?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 128: 87 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F80?: The complementary color is #807857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.