RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray RAL Classic Color

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Color Name

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

Hex Color Code

#575D5E

RGB Color Code

RGB(87, 93, 94)

CMYK Values*

7.4%, 1.1%, 0.0%, 63.1%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray

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About RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray color - its meaning and example

This page shows color information about RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray. This color appears in the Gray color family (hues), part of the RAL Classic collection. "RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray" color name in other languages - Dutch: Bazaltgrijs German: Basaltgrau, French: Gris basalte, Italian: Grigio basalto, Spanish: Gris basalto.

What color is RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray?

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray is #575D5E, and the RGB color code is RGB(87, 93, 94).

In the RGB color model, RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray has a red value of 87, a green value of 93, and a blue value of 94. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.4% cyan, 1.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 63.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 188.6° (degrees), 3.9 % saturation, and 35.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray has a hue of 188.6° (degrees), 7.4 % saturation and 36.9 % brightness/value.

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray is cool or warm?

The color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray is a cool color.

What is the LRV of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray? (For interior and product design)

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray has an LRV of nearly 10.7. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

LRV 10.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 10.7 of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray with dark and light color

Is RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray (CMS - RAL Classic) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #575D5E

Hex triplet: #575D5E
Red: 57
Green: 5D
Blue: 5E

RGBA / RGB rgb(87, 93, 94)

Red: 87 (34.1%)
Green: 93 (36.5%)
Blue: 94 (36.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 7.45%
Magenta: 1.06%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 63.14%

HSL hsl(188.57deg, 3.9 %, 35.5 %)

Hue: 188.57°
Saturation: 3.87 %
Lightness: 35.49 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 188.57°
Saturation: 7.45 %
Brightness / Value: 36.86 %

RYB ryb(109, 127, 140)

Red: 109 (42.6%)
Yellow: 127 (49.9%)
Blue: 140 (54.8%)

HWB

Hue: 188.57°
Whiteness: 34.12 %
Blackness: 63.14 %

CMY

Cyan: 65.88%
Magenta: 63.53%
Yellow: 63.14%

XYZ

X: 9.87
Y: 10.66
Z: 12.13

YXY

Y1: 10.66
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 39.01
A: -2.12
B: -1.39

CIE-Lch

L: 39.01
C: 2.54
H: 213.2

CIE-Luv

L: 39.01
U: -3.28
V: -1.48

Hunter-Lab

L: 32.65
A: -3.22
B: 0.84

Other

LRV: ~ 10.7 %
Munsell Color System: 5.1BG 3.7/0.6

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray (CMS - RAL Classic)

These are the named colors closest to RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray (CMS - RAL Classic), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#555555 Color Davy's gray

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#676767 Color Granite Gray

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#696969 Color Dim Gray

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

#4C5866 Color Marengo

92.99% match | ΔE 7.01

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

RAL Classic

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to RAL Classic

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#585C56 Color RAL 7010 - Tarpaulin Gray

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#4F5250 Color RAL 7043 - Traffic Gray B

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

British Standard 4800

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to British Standard 4800

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

98.61% match | ΔE 1.39

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

94.08% match | ΔE 5.92

#4B5966 Color BS 20-D-45 - Maritime

93.45% match | ΔE 6.55

Pantone PMS

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Pantone PMS

#54585A Color PANTONE 425 C

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#505759 Color PANTONE 445 C

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#53565A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 11 C

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#4E5458 Color PANTONE 10392 C

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

RAL Design

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to RAL Design

#555E64 Color RAL 240 40 05 - Blue Anthracite

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#575D64 Color RAL 260 40 05 - Swedish Blue

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#5D5C5B Color RAL 000 40 00 - Dark Grey

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#505050 Color RAL 000 35 00 - Briquette Grey

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

Pantone TCX

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Pantone TCX

#5C5D5B Color PANTONE 18-0306 TCX - Gunmetal

97.08% match | ΔE 2.92

#575B61 Color PANTONE 19-4209 TCX - Enigma

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#5D5C5A Color PANTONE 18-5103 TCX - Iron Oxide

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#626367 Color PANTONE 18-4004 TCX - Poppy Seed

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

Paint similar to RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray (CMS - RAL Classic)

These are the real paint colors closest to RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray (CMS - RAL Classic) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray once it is on a wall.

Valspar

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Valspar

#5E6262 Color Weathervane (M360)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#5B6064 Color Carriage Wheel (M330)

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#4F5556 Color To the Tarmac (V116-3)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#616467 Color High-Speed Steel (4005-2B)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

Behr

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Behr

#5C5E5F Color Graphic Charcoal (N500-6)

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

#5F615F Color Hematite (N460-6)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#5E5E5D Color Asphalt Gray (N520-6)

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#585858 Color Shadow Mountain (PPU24-22)

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

PPG Paints

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to PPG Paints

#5B5E61 Color Glazed Granite (PPG1011-6)

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#5C5D5D Color Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6)

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#535E63 Color Mysterious (PPG1037-6)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#575957 Color Black Widow (PPG0997-7)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

Benjamin Moore

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Benjamin Moore

#57595A Color Ambler Slate (CW-685)

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#54585C Color Temptation (1609)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#525A60 Color Deep Secret (CSP-625)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#52565A Color Deep Space (2125-20)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

Farrow & Ball

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Farrow & Ball

#606565 Color Down Pipe (26)

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

93.62% match | ΔE 6.38

Dunn-Edwards

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Dunn-Edwards

#5E6063 Color Sheet Metal (DE 6356)

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#515B62 Color Novelty Navy (DE 6335)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#535A61 Color Blue Steel (DE 6342)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#60605E Color Charcoal Smudge (DE 6370)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Sherwin Williams

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray to Sherwin Williams

#596368 Color Grays Harbor (SW 6236)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#616564 Color Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#586168 Color Outerspace (SW 6251)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#616669 Color Web Gray (SW 7075)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

Color Combinations

View more RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray - #575D5E color palettes and coordinating colors

0D0E0F

262929

3E4344

575D5E

707778

899192

A4A9AA

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

575E58

575E5C

575D5E

575A5E

58575E

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

575D5E

5E575D

5D5E57

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

575D5E

5C575E

5E5857

5A5E57

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

575D5E

676D6E

787D7E

898D8E

9A9D9E

ABAEAE

BBBEBE

CCCECE

DDDEDE

EEEEEE

FFFFFF

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray - #575D5E Tints

575D5E

4E5354

454A4B

3C4141

343738

2B2E2F

222525

1A1B1C

111212

080909

000000

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray - #575D5E Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#575D5E

RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

#5E5857

Davy's gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray - #575D5E?

Color that best contrast with RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray - #575D5E is #5E5857, color name is Davy's gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.