What color is #576D7A?

#576D7A 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 #576D7A?

The RGB value is 87, 109, 122: 87 red, 109 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576D7A?

The complementary color is #7A6457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576D7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576D7A color

#576D7A rgb(87, 109, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576D7A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.7% green and 47.8% blue (87, 109, 122).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#576D7A color codes

HEX	`#576D7A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 109, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.76, -4.86, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.76, 11.01, 243.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.911, 14.368, 20.502)`
Decimal	`5729658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576D7A, 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 #576D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #576D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576d7a; }
.text { color: #576d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 109 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576d7a, #575b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #576D7A?: #576D7A 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 #576D7A?: The RGB value is 87, 109, 122: 87 red, 109 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576D7A?: The complementary color is #7A6457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576D7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.