What color is #576871?

#576871 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576871?

The RGB value is 87, 104, 113: 87 red, 104 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576871?

The complementary color is #716057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576871 color

#576871 rgb(87, 104, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576871 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 40.8% green and 44.3% blue (87, 104, 113).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#576871 color codes

HEX	`#576871`
RGB	`rgb(87, 104, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 40.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, -4.2, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 8.31, 239.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.861, 13.119, 17.527)`
Decimal	`5728369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576871, 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 #576871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #576871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576871; }
.text { color: #576871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 104 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576871, #575b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576871?: #576871 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576871?: The RGB value is 87, 104, 113: 87 red, 104 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576871?: The complementary color is #716057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.