What color is #576F27?

#576F27 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 #576F27?

The RGB value is 87, 111, 39: 87 red, 111 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576F27?

The complementary color is #3F276F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576F27 color

#576F27 rgb(87, 111, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #576F27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.5% green and 15.3% blue (87, 111, 39).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 48% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#576F27 color codes

HEX	`#576F27`
RGB	`rgb(87, 111, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 48%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 65%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 65%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, -20.86, 36.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 41.76, 119.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.981, 13.541, 4.007)`
Decimal	`5730087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576F27, 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 #576F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #576F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576f27; }
.text { color: #576f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 111 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576f27, #336f27); }

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Questions

What color is #576F27?: #576F27 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 #576F27?: The RGB value is 87, 111, 39: 87 red, 111 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576F27?: The complementary color is #3F276F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.