What color is #577281?

#577281 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577281?

The RGB value is 87, 114, 129: 87 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577281?

The complementary color is #816657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577281 color

#577281 rgb(87, 114, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577281 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.7% green and 50.6% blue (87, 114, 129).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#577281 color codes

HEX	`#577281`
RGB	`rgb(87, 114, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -5.94, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 12.88, 242.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.909, 15.645, 23.052)`
Decimal	`5730945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577281, 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 #577281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #577281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577281; }
.text { color: #577281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 114 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577281, #575d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #577281?: #577281 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577281?: The RGB value is 87, 114, 129: 87 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577281?: The complementary color is #816657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.