What color is #57707B?

#57707B 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 #57707B?

The RGB value is 87, 112, 123: 87 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57707B?

The complementary color is #7B6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57707B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57707B color

#57707B rgb(87, 112, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57707B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.9% green and 48.2% blue (87, 112, 123).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#57707B color codes

HEX	`#57707B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 112, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 9%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, -6.35, -9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 11.07, 235)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.299, 15.044, 20.938)`
Decimal	`5730427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57707B, 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 #57707B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57707B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #57707B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57707b; }
.text { color: #57707b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57707b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 112 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57707b, #575e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #57707B?: #57707B 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 #57707B?: The RGB value is 87, 112, 123: 87 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57707B?: The complementary color is #7B6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57707B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.