What color is #576961?

#576961 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576961?

The RGB value is 87, 105, 97: 87 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576961?

The complementary color is #69575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576961 color

#576961 rgb(87, 105, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576961 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (87, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#576961 color codes

HEX	`#576961`
RGB	`rgb(87, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.75, -8.55, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.75, 8.84, 165.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.139, 12.992, 13.228)`
Decimal	`5728609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576961, 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 #576961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #576961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576961; }
.text { color: #576961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576961, #576869); }

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Questions

What color is #576961?: #576961 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576961?: The RGB value is 87, 105, 97: 87 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576961?: The complementary color is #69575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.