What color is #576A6C?

#576A6C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576A6C?

The RGB value is 87, 106, 108: 87 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576A6C?

The complementary color is #6C5957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576A6C color

#576A6C rgb(87, 106, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576A6C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 41.6% green and 42.4% blue (87, 106, 108).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#576A6C color codes

HEX	`#576A6C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 106, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 41.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, -6.6, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 7.47, 207.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.791, 13.417, 16.153)`
Decimal	`5728876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576A6C, 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 #576A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #576A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576a6c; }
.text { color: #576a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 106 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576a6c, #57606c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576A6C?: #576A6C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576A6C?: The RGB value is 87, 106, 108: 87 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576A6C?: The complementary color is #6C5957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.