What color is #577268?

#577268 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577268?

The RGB value is 87, 114, 104: 87 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577268?

The complementary color is #725761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577268 color

#577268 rgb(87, 114, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577268 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.7% green and 40.8% blue (87, 114, 104).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#577268 color codes

HEX	`#577268`
RGB	`rgb(87, 114, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, -12.12, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 12.34, 169.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.446, 15.06, 15.345)`
Decimal	`5730920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577268, 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 #577268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #577268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577268; }
.text { color: #577268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 114 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577268, #576e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577268?: #577268 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577268?: The RGB value is 87, 114, 104: 87 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577268?: The complementary color is #725761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.