What color is #577047?

#577047 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577047?

The RGB value is 87, 112, 71: 87 red, 112 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577047?

The complementary color is #604770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577047?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577047 color

#577047 rgb(87, 112, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #577047 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.9% green and 27.8% blue (87, 112, 71).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#577047 color codes

HEX	`#577047`
RGB	`rgb(87, 112, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -17.42, 19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 26.44, 131.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.862, 14.069, 8.103)`
Decimal	`5730375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577047, 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 #577047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #577047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577047; }
.text { color: #577047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 112 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577047, #47704c); }

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Questions

What color is #577047?: #577047 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577047?: The RGB value is 87, 112, 71: 87 red, 112 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577047?: The complementary color is #604770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577047?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.