Close to Glaucous
#57739E
#57739E is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 45.1% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 216°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #57739E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #57739E as they’d see it.
#57739E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #57739E
What color is #57739E?
#57739E is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 45.1% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 216°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #57739E in RGB?
#57739E is rgb(87, 115, 158): 87 red, 115 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #57739E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(45, 27, 0, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #57739E?
PANTONE 7689 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #57739E?
Its complement #876E46 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.