What color is #57725C?

#57725C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57725C?

The RGB value is 87, 114, 92: 87 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57725C?

The complementary color is #72576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57725C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57725C color

#57725C rgb(87, 114, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #57725C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.7% green and 36.1% blue (87, 114, 92).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% 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 5.29:1).

#57725C color codes

HEX	`#57725C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 114, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, -14.69, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 17.24, 148.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.879, 14.833, 12.36)`
Decimal	`5730908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57725C, 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 #57725C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57725C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #57725C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57725c; }
.text { color: #57725c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57725c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 114 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57725c, #57726a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57725C?: #57725C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57725C?: The RGB value is 87, 114, 92: 87 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57725C?: The complementary color is #72576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57725C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.