What color is #575F45?

#575F45 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 #575F45?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 69: 87 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F45?

The complementary color is #4D455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F45 color

#575F45 rgb(87, 95, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #575F45 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (87, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#575F45 color codes

HEX	`#575F45`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, -8.22, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 16.13, 120.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.097, 10.64, 7.204)`
Decimal	`5726021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F45, 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 #575F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #575F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f45; }
.text { color: #575f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f45, #4a5f45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #575F45?: #575F45 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 #575F45?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 69: 87 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F45?: The complementary color is #4D455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.