Information about #57515E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#57515E is a softly muted balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chapta And Verse (#574C5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aurora (#5A4D60) and Maltese (#585660).
In RGB terms — rgb(87, 81, 94) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #57515E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #57515E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#57515E color variations
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#57515E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#57515E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#57515E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#57515E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#57515E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #57515E color
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Nearest named colors to #57515E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#574C5E
#5A4D60
#585660
#595359
#51535D
#535359
#524D5B
#55585C
#555759
#57595D
#585156
#54585A
#57515E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#57515E
- RGB87, 81, 94
- CMYK3, 5, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(87, 81, 94)
- HSL268°, 7%, 34%
- HSL Precise267.692°, 7.429%, 34.314%
- HSV268°, 14%, 37%
- HSB268°, 14%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.318, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.318, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.318, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID57515E
- DECIMAL ID5722462
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
