What color is #577575?

#577575 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 #577575?

The RGB value is 87, 117, 117: 87 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577575?

The complementary color is #755757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577575 color

#577575 rgb(87, 117, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577575 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.9% green and 45.9% blue (87, 117, 117).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#577575 color codes

HEX	`#577575`
RGB	`rgb(87, 117, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, -10.74, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 11.3, 198.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.502, 16.033, 19.209)`
Decimal	`5731701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577575, 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 #577575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #577575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577575; }
.text { color: #577575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 117 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577575, #576675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577575?: #577575 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 #577575?: The RGB value is 87, 117, 117: 87 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577575?: The complementary color is #755757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.