#57727A
Slate Gray · medium cool teal
About #57727A
#57727A is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 45% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 9.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7A5F57 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #57727A for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.13:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.13:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #57727A?
#57727A is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 45% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #57727A?
Use white text. White on #57727A has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #57727A?
Its complementary colour is #7A5F57, and analogous partners are #577A71 and #57607A.