What color is #57747B?

#57747B 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 #57747B?

The RGB value is 87, 116, 123: 87 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57747B?

The complementary color is #7B5E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57747B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57747B color

#57747B rgb(87, 116, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57747B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (87, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#57747B color codes

HEX	`#57747B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, -8.66, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 11.3, 219.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.75, 15.946, 21.089)`
Decimal	`5731451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57747B, 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 #57747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #57747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57747b; }
.text { color: #57747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57747b, #57627b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #57747B?: #57747B 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 #57747B?: The RGB value is 87, 116, 123: 87 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57747B?: The complementary color is #7B5E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57747B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.