What color is #576379?

#576379 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576379?

The RGB value is 87, 99, 121: 87 red, 99 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576379?

The complementary color is #796D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576379?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576379 color

#576379 rgb(87, 99, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576379 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.8% green and 47.5% blue (87, 99, 121).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#576379 color codes

HEX	`#576379`
RGB	`rgb(87, 99, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, 0.87, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 13.87, 273.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.843, 12.33, 19.841)`
Decimal	`5727097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576379, 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 #576379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #576379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576379; }
.text { color: #576379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 99 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576379, #5c5779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576379?: #576379 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576379?: The RGB value is 87, 99, 121: 87 red, 99 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576379?: The complementary color is #796D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576379?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.