What color is #57603E?

#57603E 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 #57603E?

The RGB value is 87, 96, 62: 87 red, 96 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57603E?

The complementary color is #473E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57603E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57603E color

#57603E rgb(87, 96, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #57603E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.6% green and 24.3% blue (87, 96, 62).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#57603E color codes

HEX	`#57603E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 96, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.14, -9.92, 18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.14, 20.82, 118.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.983, 10.74, 6.156)`
Decimal	`5726270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57603E, 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 #57603E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57603E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #57603E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57603e; }
.text { color: #57603e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57603e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 96 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57603e, #46603e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #57603E?: #57603E 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 #57603E?: The RGB value is 87, 96, 62: 87 red, 96 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57603E?: The complementary color is #473E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57603E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.