What color is #576061?

#576061 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576061?

The RGB value is 87, 96, 97: 87 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576061?

The complementary color is #615857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576061 color

#576061 rgb(87, 96, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576061 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.6% green and 38% blue (87, 96, 97).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#576061 color codes

HEX	`#576061`
RGB	`rgb(87, 96, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, -3.25, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 3.7, 208.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.271, 11.255, 12.938)`
Decimal	`5726305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576061, 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 #576061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #576061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576061; }
.text { color: #576061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 96 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576061, #575b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576061?: #576061 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576061?: The RGB value is 87, 96, 97: 87 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576061?: The complementary color is #615857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.