What color is #576C53?

#576C53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576C53?

The RGB value is 87, 108, 83: 87 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576C53?

The complementary color is #68536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576C53 color

#576C53 rgb(87, 108, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #576C53 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.4% green and 32.5% blue (87, 108, 83).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#576C53 color codes

HEX	`#576C53`
RGB	`rgb(87, 108, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 23%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.32, -13.13, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.32, 17.43, 138.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.854, 13.376, 10.192)`
Decimal	`5729363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576C53, 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 #576C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #576C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576c53; }
.text { color: #576c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 108 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576c53, #536c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576C53?: #576C53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576C53?: The RGB value is 87, 108, 83: 87 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576C53?: The complementary color is #68536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.