What color is #577472?

#577472 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 #577472?

The RGB value is 87, 116, 114: 87 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577472?

The complementary color is #745759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577472 color

#577472 rgb(87, 116, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577472 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (87, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% 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 5.06:1).

#577472 color codes

HEX	`#577472`
RGB	`rgb(87, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -10.9, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 11.15, 192.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.212, 15.731, 18.257)`
Decimal	`5731442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577472, 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 #577472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #577472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577472; }
.text { color: #577472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577472, #576874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577472?: #577472 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 #577472?: The RGB value is 87, 116, 114: 87 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577472?: The complementary color is #745759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.