What color is #57635E?

#57635E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57635E?

The RGB value is 87, 99, 94: 87 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57635E?

The complementary color is #63575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57635E color

#57635E rgb(87, 99, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57635E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.8% green and 36.9% blue (87, 99, 94).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#57635E color codes

HEX	`#57635E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.83, -5.71, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.83, 5.85, 167.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.412, 11.758, 12.308)`
Decimal	`5727070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57635E, 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 #57635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #57635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57635e; }
.text { color: #57635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57635e, #576263); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #57635E?: #57635E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57635E?: The RGB value is 87, 99, 94: 87 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57635E?: The complementary color is #63575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.