What color is #57634A?

#57634A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57634A?

The RGB value is 87, 99, 74: 87 red, 99 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57634A?

The complementary color is #564A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57634A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57634A color

#57634A rgb(87, 99, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #57634A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.8% green and 29% blue (87, 99, 74).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#57634A color codes

HEX	`#57634A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 99, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, -9.67, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 15.98, 127.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.628, 11.444, 8.179)`
Decimal	`5727050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57634A, 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 #57634A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57634A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #57634A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57634a; }
.text { color: #57634a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57634a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 99 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57634a, #4b634a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #57634A?: #57634A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57634A?: The RGB value is 87, 99, 74: 87 red, 99 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57634A?: The complementary color is #564A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57634A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.