#575565 Color Information

#575565 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #575565. In RGB, it consists of 34.1% Red, 33.3% Green, and 39.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 13.9% Cyan, 15.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 60.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 247.5°, with saturation of 8.6% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #575565 is 5723493, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #575565 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#575565 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color87, 85, 101 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color34.1%, 33.3%, 39.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.659, 0.667, 0.604 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.139, 0.158, 0, 0.604 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color247.5°, 8.6%, 36.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color247.5°, 15.8%, 39.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color9.528, 9.463, 13.636 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color87, 85, 101 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5723493 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color36.860, 4.421, -8.924 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)36.860, 9.960, 296.354 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color36.860, 0.128, -12.286 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.762, 1.454, -4.749 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.292, 0.290, 9.463 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283913573 / 0xff575565 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Shades of #575565

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #575565, its pure hue is 247.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.6%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #575565, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0b0d to #4c4a58.

Tints of #575565

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #575565, its pure hue is 247.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.6%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #575565, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6c6a78 to #eaeaec.

Tones of #575565

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #575565, its pure hue is 247.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #575565, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1700ba (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #575565

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #575565! For #575565, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #575565. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #575565

This color, #575565, consists of 34.1% Red, 33.3% Green, and 39.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 87, Green = 85, Blue = 101. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #575565 is 13.9% Cyan, 15.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 60.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R34.1%
C13.9%
G33.3%
M15.8%
B39.6%
Y0.0%
K60.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 87 85 101
Octal 127 125 145
Hexa #57 #55 #65
Binary 01010111 01010101 01100101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 13 15 0 60
Octal 15 17 0 74
Hexa #0d #0f #00 #3c
Binary 00001101 00001111 00000000 00111100

Analogous Colors of #575565

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #575565 — which has hue 247.5° — its analogous colors are located at 217.5° and 277.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #575565.

Triadic Colors of #575565

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #575565 — which has hue 247.5° — its triadic colors are located at 7.5° and 247.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #575565.

Complementary Color of #575565

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #575565 — which has hue 247.5° — its complementary color is located at 67.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #575565.

Split Complementary Colors of #575565

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #575565 — which has hue 247.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.5° and 247.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #575565.

Tetradic Colors of #575565

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #575565 — which has hue 247.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 157.5°, 247.5°, 337.5°, and 67.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #575565.

Monochromatic Colors of #575565

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #575565, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2d2d31 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #807d9a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #575565

We want to make getting started with #575565 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #575565 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #575565 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #575565 with other HTML elements.

#575565 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #575565.
<span style="color: #575565;">The color of this text is #575565.</span>

#575565 Background Color

The background color for this text is #575565.
<div style="background-color: #575565; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #575565.</div>

#575565 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #575565.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #575565;">This color for the shadow of this text is #575565.</span>

#575565 Border Color

This is a div with border color #575565.
<div style="border: #575565 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #575565.</div>

#575565 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #575565 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #575565; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #575565 on a white background.</div></div>

#575565 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #575565 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #575565; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #575565 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #575565 to White

This is a gradient from #575565 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#575565,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#575565,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#575565,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#575565,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #575565 to white.</div>

Gradient from #575565 to Black

This is a gradient from #575565 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#575565,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#575565,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#575565,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#575565,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #575565 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #575565

In addition to using #575565 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #575565 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #575565, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 87, Green = 85, Blue = 101). If you need details about the color coordinates of #575565 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #575565
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(87, 85, 101)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #575565; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #575565; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #575565; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(87, 85, 101);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#575565")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:87, green:85, blue:101, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:87 green:85 blue:101 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(87f, 85f, 101f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(87, 85, 101);
 

#575565 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #575565 the same way. For those with color blindness, #575565 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #575565 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #575565 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #575565 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #575565 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #575565 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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