What color is #577071?

#577071 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 #577071?

The RGB value is 87, 112, 113: 87 red, 112 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577071?

The complementary color is #715857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577071 color

#577071 rgb(87, 112, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577071 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.9% green and 44.3% blue (87, 112, 113).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#577071 color codes

HEX	`#577071`
RGB	`rgb(87, 112, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 1%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, -8.87, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 9.56, 201.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.704, 14.806, 17.808)`
Decimal	`5730417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577071, 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 #577071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #577071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577071; }
.text { color: #577071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 112 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577071, #576371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577071?: #577071 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 #577071?: The RGB value is 87, 112, 113: 87 red, 112 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577071?: The complementary color is #715857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.