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#575158 Color

#575158 is rgb(87, 81, 88) in RGB, hsl(291, 4%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Liver (#534B4F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#575158
HEX#575158
RGBrgb(87, 81, 88)
HSLhsl(291, 4%, 33%)
HSVhsv(291, 8%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.014 321.4)
LABlab(35.22% 3.64 -3.18)
LCHlch(35.22% 4.84 318.90)

What #575158 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #575158, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#575158 Channel Values

How #575158 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 81 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 4% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 8% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.71:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #575158 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #575158

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #575158; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #575158

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #575158.

How #575158 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#575158
Protanopia#525258
Protanomaly#545258
Deuteranopia#535358
Deuteranomaly#555258
Tritanopia#565252
Tritanomaly#565254
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #575158 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-575158: #575158;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #575158;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-575158': '#575158' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.318, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_575158">#575158</color>
SVG fillfill="#575158"

More Gray Colors

#575158 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#575158 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #575158?

#575158 is a dark gray — rgb(87, 81, 88) in RGB and hsl(291, 4%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Liver (#534B4F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #575158?

#575158 is rgb(87, 81, 88) — red 87, green 81, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #575158?

#575158 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #575158 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #575158 scores 7.71:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #575158 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #575158 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 10.38, which is visibly different.

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