What color is #577271?

#577271 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 #577271?

The RGB value is 87, 114, 113: 87 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577271?

The complementary color is #725758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577271 color

#577271 rgb(87, 114, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577271 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.7% green and 44.3% blue (87, 114, 113).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#577271 color codes

HEX	`#577271`
RGB	`rgb(87, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, -10.01, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 10.36, 194.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.928, 15.253, 17.882)`
Decimal	`5730929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577271, 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 #577271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #577271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577271; }
.text { color: #577271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577271, #576572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577271?: #577271 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 #577271?: The RGB value is 87, 114, 113: 87 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577271?: The complementary color is #725758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.