What color is #576C76?

#576C76 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 #576C76?

The RGB value is 87, 108, 118: 87 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576C76?

The complementary color is #766157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576C76 color

#576C76 rgb(87, 108, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576C76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (87, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#576C76 color codes

HEX	`#576C76`
RGB	`rgb(87, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, -5.3, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 9.71, 236.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.562, 14.059, 19.188)`
Decimal	`5729398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576C76, 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 #576C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #576C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576c76; }
.text { color: #576c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576c76, #575d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576C76?: #576C76 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 #576C76?: The RGB value is 87, 108, 118: 87 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576C76?: The complementary color is #766157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.