What color is #576C73?

#576C73 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 #576C73?

The RGB value is 87, 108, 115: 87 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576C73?

The complementary color is #735E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576C73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576C73 color

#576C73 rgb(87, 108, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576C73 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.4% green and 45.1% blue (87, 108, 115).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% 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 5.53:1).

#576C73 color codes

HEX	`#576C73`
RGB	`rgb(87, 108, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.22, -6.06, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.22, 8.87, 226.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.387, 13.989, 18.264)`
Decimal	`5729395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576C73, 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 #576C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #576C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576c73; }
.text { color: #576c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 108 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576c73, #575e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576C73?: #576C73 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 #576C73?: The RGB value is 87, 108, 115: 87 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576C73?: The complementary color is #735E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576C73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.