What color is #576266?

#576266 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576266?

The RGB value is 87, 98, 102: 87 red, 98 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576266?

The complementary color is #665B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576266?

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.

#576266 color

#576266 rgb(87, 98, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576266 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.4% green and 40% blue (87, 98, 102).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#576266 color codes

HEX	`#576266`
RGB	`rgb(87, 98, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, -3.3, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 4.96, 228.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.696, 11.721, 14.267)`
Decimal	`5726822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576266, 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 #576266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576266 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 #576266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576266; }
.text { color: #576266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 98 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576266, #575b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576266?: #576266 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576266?: The RGB value is 87, 98, 102: 87 red, 98 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576266?: The complementary color is #665B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576266?: 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.