What color is #57655E?

#57655E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57655E?

The RGB value is 87, 101, 94: 87 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57655E?

The complementary color is #65575E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57655E color

#57655E rgb(87, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57655E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (87, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#57655E color codes

HEX	`#57655E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, -6.88, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 7.22, 162.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.604, 12.142, 12.372)`
Decimal	`5727582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57655E, 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 #57655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #57655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57655e; }
.text { color: #57655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57655e, #576565); }

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Questions

What color is #57655E?: #57655E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57655E?: The RGB value is 87, 101, 94: 87 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57655E?: The complementary color is #65575E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.