What color is #575E34?

#575E34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575E34?

The RGB value is 87, 94, 52: 87 red, 94 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575E34?

The complementary color is #3B345E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575E34 color

#575E34 rgb(87, 94, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #575E34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.9% green and 20.4% blue (87, 94, 52).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#575E34 color codes

HEX	`#575E34`
RGB	`rgb(87, 94, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 45%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, -10.16, 23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 25.26, 113.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.553, 10.28, 4.782)`
Decimal	`5725748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575E34, 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 #575E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #575E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575e34; }
.text { color: #575e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 94 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575e34, #425e34); }

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Questions

What color is #575E34?: #575E34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575E34?: The RGB value is 87, 94, 52: 87 red, 94 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575E34?: The complementary color is #3B345E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.