What color is #576D5C?

#576D5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576D5C?

The RGB value is 87, 109, 92: 87 red, 109 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576D5C?

The complementary color is #6D5768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576D5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576D5C color

#576D5C rgb(87, 109, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #576D5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 42.7% green and 36.1% blue (87, 109, 92).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#576D5C color codes

HEX	`#576D5C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 109, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 42.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, -11.9, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 13.73, 150.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.33, 13.736, 12.177)`
Decimal	`5729628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576D5C, 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 #576D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #576D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576d5c; }
.text { color: #576d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 109 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576d5c, #576d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576D5C?: #576D5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576D5C?: The RGB value is 87, 109, 92: 87 red, 109 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576D5C?: The complementary color is #6D5768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576D5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.