What color is #576D80?

#576D80 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576D80?

The RGB value is 87, 109, 128: 87 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576D80?

The complementary color is #806A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576D80 color

#576D80 rgb(87, 109, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576D80 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.7% green and 50.2% blue (87, 109, 128).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#576D80 color codes

HEX	`#576D80`
RGB	`rgb(87, 109, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 15%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, -3.26, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 13.55, 256.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.294, 14.521, 22.52)`
Decimal	`5729664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576D80, 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 #576D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #576D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576d80; }
.text { color: #576d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 109 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576d80, #575980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #576D80?: #576D80 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576D80?: The RGB value is 87, 109, 128: 87 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576D80?: The complementary color is #806A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.