What color is #576E68?

#576E68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576E68?

The RGB value is 87, 110, 104: 87 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576E68?

The complementary color is #6E575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576E68 color

#576E68 rgb(87, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #576E68 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (87, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#576E68 color codes

HEX	`#576E68`
RGB	`rgb(87, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, -9.85, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 9.87, 176.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.004, 14.177, 15.198)`
Decimal	`5729896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576E68, 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 #576E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #576E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576e68; }
.text { color: #576e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576e68, #57696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576E68?: #576E68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576E68?: The RGB value is 87, 110, 104: 87 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576E68?: The complementary color is #6E575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.