What color is #57726F?

#57726F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57726F?

The RGB value is 87, 114, 111: 87 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57726F?

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

Is black or white text better on #57726F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57726F color

#57726F rgb(87, 114, 111)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.7% green and 43.5% blue (87, 114, 111).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#57726F color codes

HEX	`#57726F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 114, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.92, -10.49, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.92, 10.61, 188.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.816, 15.208, 17.296)`
Decimal	`5730927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57726F, 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 #57726F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57726F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #57726F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57726f; }
.text { color: #57726f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57726f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 114 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57726f, #576772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57726F?: #57726F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57726F?: The RGB value is 87, 114, 111: 87 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57726F?: The complementary color is #72575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57726F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.