What color is #57668A?

#57668A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57668A?

The RGB value is 87, 102, 138: 87 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57668A?

The complementary color is #8A7B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57668A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57668A color

#57668A rgb(87, 102, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57668A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 40% green and 54.1% blue (87, 102, 138).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#57668A color codes

HEX	`#57668A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 102, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 40%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, 3.74, -21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 22.02, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.268, 13.363, 25.92)`
Decimal	`5727882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57668A, 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 #57668A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57668A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #57668A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57668a; }
.text { color: #57668a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57668a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 102 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57668a, #62578a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #57668A?: #57668A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57668A?: The RGB value is 87, 102, 138: 87 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57668A?: The complementary color is #8A7B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57668A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.