What color is #576371?

#576371 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576371?

The RGB value is 87, 99, 113: 87 red, 99 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576371?

The complementary color is #716557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576371?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576371 color

#576371 rgb(87, 99, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576371 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.8% green and 44.3% blue (87, 99, 113).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#576371 color codes

HEX	`#576371`
RGB	`rgb(87, 99, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, -1.21, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 9.5, 262.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.372, 12.142, 17.364)`
Decimal	`5727089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576371, 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 #576371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #576371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576371; }
.text { color: #576371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 99 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576371, #585771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576371?: #576371 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576371?: The RGB value is 87, 99, 113: 87 red, 99 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576371?: The complementary color is #716557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576371?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.