What color is #575E32?

#575E32 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575E32?

The RGB value is 87, 94, 50: 87 red, 94 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575E32?

The complementary color is #39325E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575E32 color

#575E32 rgb(87, 94, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #575E32 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.9% green and 19.6% blue (87, 94, 50).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#575E32 color codes

HEX	`#575E32`
RGB	`rgb(87, 94, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 47%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, -10.41, 24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 26.38, 113.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.509, 10.262, 4.55)`
Decimal	`5725746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575E32, 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 #575E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #575E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575e32; }
.text { color: #575e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 94 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575e32, #415e32); }

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Questions

What color is #575E32?: #575E32 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575E32?: The RGB value is 87, 94, 50: 87 red, 94 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575E32?: The complementary color is #39325E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.