What color is #577074?

#577074 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577074?

The RGB value is 87, 112, 116: 87 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577074?

The complementary color is #745B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577074 color

#577074 rgb(87, 112, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577074 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (87, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#577074 color codes

HEX	`#577074`
RGB	`rgb(87, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, -8.13, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 9.66, 212.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.876, 14.875, 18.712)`
Decimal	`5730420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577074, 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 #577074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #577074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577074; }
.text { color: #577074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577074, #576174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #577074?: #577074 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577074?: The RGB value is 87, 112, 116: 87 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577074?: The complementary color is #745B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.