What color is #57695C?

#57695C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57695C?

The RGB value is 87, 105, 92: 87 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57695C?

The complementary color is #695764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57695C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57695C color

#57695C rgb(87, 105, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57695C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 41.2% green and 36.1% blue (87, 105, 92).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#57695C color codes

HEX	`#57695C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 105, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 41.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.61, -9.63, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.61, 10.88, 152.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.913, 12.902, 12.038)`
Decimal	`5728604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57695C, 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 #57695C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57695C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #57695C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57695c; }
.text { color: #57695c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57695c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 105 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57695c, #576965); }

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Questions

What color is #57695C?: #57695C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57695C?: The RGB value is 87, 105, 92: 87 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57695C?: The complementary color is #695764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57695C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.