What color is #576D6F?

#576D6F 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 #576D6F?

The RGB value is 87, 109, 111: 87 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576D6F?

The complementary color is #6F5957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576D6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576D6F color

#576D6F rgb(87, 109, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576D6F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (87, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#576D6F color codes

HEX	`#576D6F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, -7.62, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 8.52, 206.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.268, 14.111, 17.113)`
Decimal	`5729647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576D6F, 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 #576D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #576D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576d6f; }
.text { color: #576d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576d6f, #57616f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #576D6F?: #576D6F 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 #576D6F?: The RGB value is 87, 109, 111: 87 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576D6F?: The complementary color is #6F5957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576D6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.