What color is #576E5C?

#576E5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576E5C?

The RGB value is 87, 110, 92: 87 red, 110 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576E5C?

The complementary color is #6E5769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576E5C color

#576E5C rgb(87, 110, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #576E5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.1% green and 36.1% blue (87, 110, 92).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#576E5C color codes

HEX	`#576E5C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 110, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, -12.47, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 14.43, 149.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.438, 13.95, 12.213)`
Decimal	`5729884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576E5C, 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 #576E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #576E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576e5c; }
.text { color: #576e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 110 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576e5c, #576e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576E5C?: #576E5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576E5C?: The RGB value is 87, 110, 92: 87 red, 110 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576E5C?: The complementary color is #6E5769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.