Information about #57545E color

#57545E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #57545E is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(87, 84, 94) — 34.1% red, 32.9% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 4 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #57545E sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maltese (#585660). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Tuna (#55585C) and Bright Grey (#57595D).

The recipe behind #57545E is rgb(87, 84, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #57545E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #57545E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#57545E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#57545E 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #57545E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#57545E
  • RGB87, 84, 94
  • CMYK3, 4, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(87, 84, 94)
  • HSL258°, 6%, 35%
  • HSL Precise258°, 5.618%, 34.902%
  • HSV258°, 11%, 37%
  • HSB258°, 11%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.329, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.329, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.329, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID57545E
  • DECIMAL ID5723230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01