#575757

A dark, muted neutral closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #575757

At its core, #575757 is a dark and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 87, 87, and 87.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#575757
RGB87, 87, 87
HSL0°, 0%, 34.1%
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 66%
HSV0°, 0.0%, 34.1%
LAB37.0, 0.0, -0.0
XYZ9.1, 9.5, 10.4
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.91:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.47:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #575757; }
.text-color { color: #575757; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #575757; }

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