What color is #576B78?

#576B78 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 #576B78?

The RGB value is 87, 107, 120: 87 red, 107 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576B78?

The complementary color is #786457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576B78 color

#576B78 rgb(87, 107, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576B78 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42% green and 47.1% blue (87, 107, 120).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#576B78 color codes

HEX	`#576B78`
RGB	`rgb(87, 107, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, -4.2, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 10.56, 246.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.577, 13.897, 19.785)`
Decimal	`5729144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576B78, 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 #576B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #576B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576b78; }
.text { color: #576b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 107 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576b78, #575b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576B78?: #576B78 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 #576B78?: The RGB value is 87, 107, 120: 87 red, 107 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576B78?: The complementary color is #786457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.