What color is #576077?

#576077 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576077?

The RGB value is 87, 96, 119: 87 red, 96 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576077?

The complementary color is #776E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576077 color

#576077 rgb(87, 96, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576077 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.6% green and 46.7% blue (87, 96, 119).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#576077 color codes

HEX	`#576077`
RGB	`rgb(87, 96, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, 2.17, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 14.26, 278.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.442, 11.724, 19.109)`
Decimal	`5726327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576077, 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 #576077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #576077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576077; }
.text { color: #576077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 96 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576077, #5e5777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576077?: #576077 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576077?: The RGB value is 87, 96, 119: 87 red, 96 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576077?: The complementary color is #776E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.