What color is #577176?

#577176 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 #577176?

The RGB value is 87, 113, 118: 87 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577176?

The complementary color is #765C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577176 color

#577176 rgb(87, 113, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577176 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (87, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#577176 color codes

HEX	`#577176`
RGB	`rgb(87, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, -8.21, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 10.09, 215.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.105, 15.144, 19.369)`
Decimal	`5730678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577176, 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 #577176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #577176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577176; }
.text { color: #577176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577176, #576176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #577176?: #577176 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 #577176?: The RGB value is 87, 113, 118: 87 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577176?: The complementary color is #765C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.