What color is #576079?

#576079 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 #576079?

The RGB value is 87, 96, 121: 87 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576079?

The complementary color is #797057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576079?

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.

#576079 color

#576079 rgb(87, 96, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576079 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.6% green and 47.5% blue (87, 96, 121).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#576079 color codes

HEX	`#576079`
RGB	`rgb(87, 96, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.85, 2.7, -15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.85, 15.43, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.564, 11.772, 19.748)`
Decimal	`5726329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576079, 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 #576079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576079 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 #576079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576079; }
.text { color: #576079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 96 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576079, #5f5779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576079?: #576079 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 #576079?: The RGB value is 87, 96, 121: 87 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576079?: The complementary color is #797057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576079?: 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.