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57504C

#57504C closest to Heavy Charcoal

#57504C is a dark gray; the closest named color is Heavy Charcoal. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.4% green and 29.8% blue (rgb(87, 80, 76)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 7% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black. #57504C is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.90:1.

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Variations of #57504C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#57504C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#57504C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #57504C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #53524C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #52504C
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #53504C
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #53524C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #54514C
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #594F4F
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #58504D
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #535150

#57504C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.90:1 Very good#57504C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.66:1 Very poor#57504C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#57504C in CSS

/* Heavy Charcoal */
.color { color: #57504C; }
.background { background-color: #57504C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #57504C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(87 80 76);
color: hsl(22 7% 32%);
color: oklch(0.437 0.011 51.9);

#57504C FAQ

What color is #57504C?

#57504C is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #57504C?

#57504C is rgb(87, 80, 76) in RGB, hsl(22, 7%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 66%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #57504C?

The complementary color of #57504C is #4C5357, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #57504C?

White text has the best contrast on #57504C: 7.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #57504C a warm or cool color?

#57504C is a neutral color.