What color is #576578?

#576578 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 #576578?

The RGB value is 87, 101, 120: 87 red, 101 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576578?

The complementary color is #786A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576578 color

#576578 rgb(87, 101, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576578 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 39.6% green and 47.1% blue (87, 101, 120).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#576578 color codes

HEX	`#576578`
RGB	`rgb(87, 101, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 39.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, -0.61, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 12.41, 267.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.973, 12.689, 19.584)`
Decimal	`5727608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576578, 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 #576578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #576578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576578; }
.text { color: #576578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 101 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576578, #595778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576578?: #576578 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 #576578?: The RGB value is 87, 101, 120: 87 red, 101 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576578?: The complementary color is #786A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.