What color is #575C47?

#575C47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575C47?

The RGB value is 87, 92, 71: 87 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575C47?

The complementary color is #4C475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575C47 color

#575C47 rgb(87, 92, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575C47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.1% green and 27.8% blue (87, 92, 71).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#575C47 color codes

HEX	`#575C47`
RGB	`rgb(87, 92, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -6.12, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 12.99, 118.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.895, 10.135, 7.448)`
Decimal	`5725255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575C47, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #575C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #575C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575c47; }
.text { color: #575c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 92 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575c47, #4d5c47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #575C47?: #575C47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575C47?: The RGB value is 87, 92, 71: 87 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575C47?: The complementary color is #4C475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.