What color is #576C8B?

#576C8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576C8B?

The RGB value is 87, 108, 139: 87 red, 108 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576C8B?

The complementary color is #8B7657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576C8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576C8B color

#576C8B rgb(87, 108, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576C8B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.4% green and 54.5% blue (87, 108, 139).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#576C8B color codes

HEX	`#576C8B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 108, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 22%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.1, 0.38, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.1, 19.54, 271.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.952, 14.615, 26.507)`
Decimal	`5729419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576C8B, 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 #576C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #576C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576c8b; }
.text { color: #576c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 108 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576c8b, #5c578b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #576C8B?: #576C8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576C8B?: The RGB value is 87, 108, 139: 87 red, 108 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576C8B?: The complementary color is #8B7657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576C8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.