What color is #576977?

#576977 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 #576977?

The RGB value is 87, 105, 119: 87 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576977?

The complementary color is #776557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576977 color

#576977 rgb(87, 105, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576977 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 41.2% green and 46.7% blue (87, 105, 119).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#576977 color codes

HEX	`#576977`
RGB	`rgb(87, 105, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 41.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.45, -3.27, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.45, 10.56, 251.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.311, 13.461, 19.399)`
Decimal	`5728631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576977, 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 #576977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #576977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576977; }
.text { color: #576977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 105 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576977, #575977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576977?: #576977 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 #576977?: The RGB value is 87, 105, 119: 87 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576977?: The complementary color is #776557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.