What color is #576566?

#576566 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576566?

The RGB value is 87, 101, 102: 87 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576566?

The complementary color is #665857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576566 color

#576566 rgb(87, 101, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576566 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (87, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#576566 color codes

HEX	`#576566`
RGB	`rgb(87, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, -5.08, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 5.6, 204.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.982, 12.293, 14.362)`
Decimal	`5727590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576566, 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 #576566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #576566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576566; }
.text { color: #576566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576566, #575e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576566?: #576566 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576566?: The RGB value is 87, 101, 102: 87 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576566?: The complementary color is #665857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.