What color is #576362?

#576362 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576362?

The RGB value is 87, 99, 98: 87 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576362?

The complementary color is #635758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576362 color

#576362 rgb(87, 99, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576362 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (87, 99, 98).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#576362 color codes

HEX	`#576362`
RGB	`rgb(87, 99, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, -4.82, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 4.92, 191.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.596, 11.832, 13.278)`
Decimal	`5727074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576362, 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 #576362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #576362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576362; }
.text { color: #576362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 99 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576362, #575e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576362?: #576362 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576362?: The RGB value is 87, 99, 98: 87 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576362?: The complementary color is #635758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.