What color is #576264?

#576264 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576264?

The RGB value is 87, 98, 100: 87 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576264?

The complementary color is #645957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576264 color

#576264 rgb(87, 98, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576264 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.4% green and 39.2% blue (87, 98, 100).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#576264 color codes

HEX	`#576264`
RGB	`rgb(87, 98, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, -3.76, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 4.56, 214.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.598, 11.681, 13.751)`
Decimal	`5726820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576264, 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 #576264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #576264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576264; }
.text { color: #576264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 98 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576264, #575c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576264?: #576264 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576264?: The RGB value is 87, 98, 100: 87 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576264?: The complementary color is #645957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.