What color is #57685A?

#57685A 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 #57685A?

The RGB value is 87, 104, 90: 87 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57685A?

The complementary color is #685765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57685A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57685A color

#57685A rgb(87, 104, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57685A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 40.8% green and 35.3% blue (87, 104, 90).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#57685A color codes

HEX	`#57685A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 104, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 40.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, -9.47, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 11.09, 148.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.726, 12.665, 11.55)`
Decimal	`5728346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57685A, 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 #57685A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57685A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #57685A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57685a; }
.text { color: #57685a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57685a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 104 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57685a, #576863); }

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Questions

What color is #57685A?: #57685A 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 #57685A?: The RGB value is 87, 104, 90: 87 red, 104 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57685A?: The complementary color is #685765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57685A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.