What color is #576253?

#576253 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576253?

The RGB value is 87, 98, 83: 87 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576253?

The complementary color is #5E5362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576253 color

#576253 rgb(87, 98, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576253 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.4% green and 32.5% blue (87, 98, 83).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#576253 color codes

HEX	`#576253`
RGB	`rgb(87, 98, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.22, -7.41, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.22, 10.28, 136.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.859, 11.386, 9.86)`
Decimal	`5726803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576253, 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 #576253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #576253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576253; }
.text { color: #576253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 98 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576253, #536257); }

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Questions

What color is #576253?: #576253 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576253?: The RGB value is 87, 98, 83: 87 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576253?: The complementary color is #5E5362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.