What color is #577175?

#577175 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 #577175?

The RGB value is 87, 113, 117: 87 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577175?

The complementary color is #755B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577175 color

#577175 rgb(87, 113, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577175 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.3% green and 45.9% blue (87, 113, 117).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#577175 color codes

HEX	`#577175`
RGB	`rgb(87, 113, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.8, -8.46, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.8, 9.99, 212.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.046, 15.12, 19.057)`
Decimal	`5730677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577175, 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 #577175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #577175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577175; }
.text { color: #577175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 113 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577175, #576275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #577175?: #577175 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 #577175?: The RGB value is 87, 113, 117: 87 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577175?: The complementary color is #755B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.