What color is #57657B?

#57657B 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 #57657B?

The RGB value is 87, 101, 123: 87 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57657B?

The complementary color is #7B6D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57657B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57657B color

#57657B rgb(87, 101, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57657B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 39.6% green and 48.2% blue (87, 101, 123).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#57657B color codes

HEX	`#57657B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 101, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 39.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, 0.19, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 14.04, 270.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.158, 12.763, 20.558)`
Decimal	`5727611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57657B, 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 #57657B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57657B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #57657B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57657b; }
.text { color: #57657b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57657b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 101 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57657b, #5b577b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #57657B?: #57657B 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 #57657B?: The RGB value is 87, 101, 123: 87 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57657B?: The complementary color is #7B6D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57657B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.