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#575D6B Color

#575D6B is rgb(87, 93, 107) in RGB, hsl(222, 10%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Coral (#54626F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#575D6B
HEX#575D6B
RGBrgb(87, 93, 107)
HSLhsl(222, 10%, 38%)
HSVhsv(222, 19%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.024 267.1)
LABlab(39.34% 0.03 -8.86)
LCHlch(39.34% 8.86 270.21)

What #575D6B 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 #575D6B, 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 blue in the library.

#575D6B Channel Values

How #575D6B 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 93 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 10% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 19% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #575D6B 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 text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #575D6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #575D6B; 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 #575D6B

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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How #575D6B 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#575D6B
Protanopia#5C5C6B
Protanomaly#5A5C6B
Deuteranopia#5B5B6B
Deuteranomaly#595C6B
Tritanopia#555F5F
Tritanomaly#565E64
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #575D6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-575d6b: #575D6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #575D6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-575d6b': '#575D6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.365, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_575d6b">#575D6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#575D6B"

More Blue Colors

#575D6B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#575D6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #575D6B?

#575D6B is a dark blue — rgb(87, 93, 107) in RGB and hsl(222, 10%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Coral (#54626F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #575D6B?

#575D6B is rgb(87, 93, 107) — red 87, green 93, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #575D6B?

#575D6B converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #575D6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #575D6B scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #575D6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #575D6B 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 10.21, which is visibly different.

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