What color is #576D38?

#576D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576D38?

The RGB value is 87, 109, 56: 87 red, 109 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576D38?

The complementary color is #4E386D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576D38 color

#576D38 rgb(87, 109, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #576D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.7% green and 22% blue (87, 109, 56).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 32% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#576D38 color codes

HEX	`#576D38`
RGB	`rgb(87, 109, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 32%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 49%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 49%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, -17.97, 26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 32.31, 123.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.113, 13.249, 5.765)`
Decimal	`5729592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576D38, 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 #576D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #576D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576d38; }
.text { color: #576d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 109 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576d38, #3d6d38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #576D38?: #576D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576D38?: The RGB value is 87, 109, 56: 87 red, 109 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576D38?: The complementary color is #4E386D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.