What color is #575F4A?

#575F4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575F4A?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 74: 87 red, 95 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F4A?

The complementary color is #524A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F4A color

#575F4A rgb(87, 95, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #575F4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 29% blue (87, 95, 74).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#575F4A color codes

HEX	`#575F4A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, -7.35, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 13.23, 123.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.259, 10.705, 8.056)`
Decimal	`5726026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F4A, 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 #575F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #575F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f4a; }
.text { color: #575f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f4a, #4d5f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #575F4A?: #575F4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575F4A?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 74: 87 red, 95 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F4A?: The complementary color is #524A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.