What color is #5B576C?

#5B576C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B576C?

The RGB value is 91, 87, 108: 91 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B576C?

The complementary color is #686C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B576C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B576C color

#5B576C rgb(91, 87, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B576C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.1% green and 42.4% blue (91, 87, 108).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5B576C color codes

HEX	`#5B576C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 87, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, 6.34, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 13.06, 299.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.429, 10.123, 15.589)`
Decimal	`5986156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B576C, 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 #5B576C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B576C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #5B576C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b576c; }
.text { color: #5b576c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b576c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 87 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b576c, #66576c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B576C?: #5B576C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B576C?: The RGB value is 91, 87, 108: 91 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B576C?: The complementary color is #686C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B576C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.