What color is #576350?

#576350 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576350?

The RGB value is 87, 99, 80: 87 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576350?

The complementary color is #5C5063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576350 color

#576350 rgb(87, 99, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576350 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.8% green and 31.4% blue (87, 99, 80).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#576350 color codes

HEX	`#576350`
RGB	`rgb(87, 99, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -8.57, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 12.63, 132.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.84, 11.529, 9.295)`
Decimal	`5727056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576350, 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 #576350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #576350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576350; }
.text { color: #576350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 99 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576350, #506352); }

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Questions

What color is #576350?: #576350 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576350?: The RGB value is 87, 99, 80: 87 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576350?: The complementary color is #5C5063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.