What color is #57623F?

#57623F 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 #57623F?

The RGB value is 87, 98, 63: 87 red, 98 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57623F?

The complementary color is #4A3F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57623F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57623F color

#57623F rgb(87, 98, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #57623F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.4% green and 24.7% blue (87, 98, 63).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#57623F color codes

HEX	`#57623F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 98, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.78, -10.91, 18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.78, 21.53, 120.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.195, 11.12, 6.364)`
Decimal	`5726783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57623F, 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 #57623F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57623F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #57623F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57623f; }
.text { color: #57623f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57623f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 98 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57623f, #45623f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #57623F?: #57623F 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 #57623F?: The RGB value is 87, 98, 63: 87 red, 98 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57623F?: The complementary color is #4A3F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57623F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.