What color is #576F5F?

#576F5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576F5F?

The RGB value is 87, 111, 95: 87 red, 111 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576F5F?

The complementary color is #6F5767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576F5F color

#576F5F rgb(87, 111, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #576F5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.5% green and 37.3% blue (87, 111, 95).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#576F5F color codes

HEX	`#576F5F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 111, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, -12.4, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 13.79, 154.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.68, 14.221, 12.954)`
Decimal	`5730143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576F5F, 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 #576F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #576F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576f5f; }
.text { color: #576f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 111 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576f5f, #576f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #576F5F?: #576F5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576F5F?: The RGB value is 87, 111, 95: 87 red, 111 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576F5F?: The complementary color is #6F5767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.