What color is #57706F?

#57706F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57706F?

The RGB value is 87, 112, 111: 87 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57706F?

The complementary color is #705758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57706F color

#57706F rgb(87, 112, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57706F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.9% green and 43.5% blue (87, 112, 111).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#57706F color codes

HEX	`#57706F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, -9.35, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 9.67, 194.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.593, 14.762, 17.222)`
Decimal	`5730415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57706F, 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 #57706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #57706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57706f; }
.text { color: #57706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57706f, #576570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57706F?: #57706F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57706F?: The RGB value is 87, 112, 111: 87 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57706F?: The complementary color is #705758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.