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57504D

#57504D closest to Heavy Charcoal

#57504D 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 30.2% blue (rgb(87, 80, 77)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 6% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 66% black. #57504D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.90:1.

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Variations of #57504D

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

How #57504D 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 #53524D
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #52514D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #53514D
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #53524D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #54514D
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #594F4F
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #58504E
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #535150

#57504D contrast checker

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

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#57504D in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(87 80 77);
color: hsl(18 6% 32%);
color: oklch(0.437 0.011 44.8);

#57504D FAQ

What color is #57504D?

#57504D 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 #57504D?

#57504D is rgb(87, 80, 77) in RGB, hsl(18, 6%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 66%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #57504D?

The complementary color of #57504D is #4D5457, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #57504D?

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

Is #57504D a warm or cool color?

#57504D is a neutral color.