What color is #57705C?

#57705C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57705C?

The RGB value is 87, 112, 92: 87 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57705C?

The complementary color is #70576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57705C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57705C color

#57705C rgb(87, 112, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #57705C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.9% green and 36.1% blue (87, 112, 92).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#57705C color codes

HEX	`#57705C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 112, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, -13.58, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 15.84, 149.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.656, 14.387, 12.286)`
Decimal	`5730396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57705C, 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 #57705C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57705C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #57705C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57705c; }
.text { color: #57705c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57705c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 112 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57705c, #577069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #57705C?: #57705C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57705C?: The RGB value is 87, 112, 92: 87 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57705C?: The complementary color is #70576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57705C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.