What color is #575F42?

#575F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575F42?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 66: 87 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F42?

The complementary color is #4A425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F42 color

#575F42 rgb(87, 95, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #575F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 25.9% blue (87, 95, 66).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#575F42 color codes

HEX	`#575F42`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, -8.71, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 17.87, 119.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.006, 10.604, 6.726)`
Decimal	`5726018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F42, 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 #575F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #575F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f42; }
.text { color: #575f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f42, #495f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575F42?: #575F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575F42?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 66: 87 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F42?: The complementary color is #4A425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.