What color is #57726A?

#57726A 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 #57726A?

The RGB value is 87, 114, 106: 87 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57726A?

The complementary color is #72575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57726A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57726A color

#57726A rgb(87, 114, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57726A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.7% green and 41.6% blue (87, 114, 106).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#57726A color codes

HEX	`#57726A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 114, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, -11.66, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 11.72, 174.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.549, 15.101, 15.886)`
Decimal	`5730922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57726A, 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 #57726A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57726A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #57726A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57726a; }
.text { color: #57726a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57726a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 114 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57726a, #576d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57726A?: #57726A 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 #57726A?: The RGB value is 87, 114, 106: 87 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57726A?: The complementary color is #72575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57726A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.