What color is #576971?

#576971 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 #576971?

The RGB value is 87, 105, 113: 87 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576971?

The complementary color is #715F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576971 color

#576971 rgb(87, 105, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576971 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (87, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#576971 color codes

HEX	`#576971`
RGB	`rgb(87, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.24, -4.79, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.24, 8.26, 234.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.962, 13.321, 17.561)`
Decimal	`5728625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576971, 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 #576971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #576971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576971; }
.text { color: #576971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576971, #575c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576971?: #576971 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 #576971?: The RGB value is 87, 105, 113: 87 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576971?: The complementary color is #715F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.