What color is #576E52?

#576E52 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 #576E52?

The RGB value is 87, 110, 82: 87 red, 110 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576E52?

The complementary color is #69526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576E52 color

#576E52 rgb(87, 110, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #576E52 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.1% green and 32.2% blue (87, 110, 82).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 57% 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 5.59:1).

#576E52 color codes

HEX	`#576E52`
RGB	`rgb(87, 110, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -14.43, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 19.35, 138.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.029, 13.787, 10.061)`
Decimal	`5729874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576E52, 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 #576E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #576E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576e52; }
.text { color: #576e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 110 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576e52, #526e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #576E52?: #576E52 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 #576E52?: The RGB value is 87, 110, 82: 87 red, 110 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576E52?: The complementary color is #69526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.