What color is #57716F?

#57716F 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 #57716F?

The RGB value is 87, 113, 111: 87 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57716F?

The complementary color is #715759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57716F color

#57716F rgb(87, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57716F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (87, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 5.25:1).

#57716F color codes

HEX	`#57716F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -9.92, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 10.12, 191.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.704, 14.984, 17.259)`
Decimal	`5730671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57716F, 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 #57716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #57716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57716f; }
.text { color: #57716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57716f, #576671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57716F?: #57716F 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 #57716F?: The RGB value is 87, 113, 111: 87 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57716F?: The complementary color is #715759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.