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57504F

#57504F closest to Heavy Charcoal

#57504F 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 31.0% blue (rgb(87, 80, 79)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 5% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black. #57504F is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.88:1.

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Variations of #57504F

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

How #57504F 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 #53524F
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #51514F
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #53514F
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #53524F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #54514F
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #594F50
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #58504F
  • 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 #535151

#57504F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.88:1 Very good#57504F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#57504F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#57504F in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(87 80 79);
color: hsl(7 5% 33%);
color: oklch(0.438 0.009 27.3);

#57504F FAQ

What color is #57504F?

#57504F 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 #57504F?

#57504F is rgb(87, 80, 79) in RGB, hsl(7, 5%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 66%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #57504F?

The complementary color of #57504F is #4F5657, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #57504F?

White text has the best contrast on #57504F: 7.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #57504F a warm or cool color?

#57504F is a neutral color.