What color is #57767C?

#57767C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57767C?

The RGB value is 87, 118, 124: 87 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57767C?

The complementary color is #7C5D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57767C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57767C color

#57767C rgb(87, 118, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57767C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 46.3% green and 48.6% blue (87, 118, 124).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#57767C color codes

HEX	`#57767C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 118, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 46.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 5%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.54, -9.55, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.54, 11.78, 215.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.046, 16.438, 21.498)`
Decimal	`5731964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57767C, 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 #57767C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57767C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #57767C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57767c; }
.text { color: #57767c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57767c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 118 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57767c, #57647c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #57767C?: #57767C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57767C?: The RGB value is 87, 118, 124: 87 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57767C?: The complementary color is #7C5D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57767C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.