What color is #577344?

#577344 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577344?

The RGB value is 87, 115, 68: 87 red, 115 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577344?

The complementary color is #604473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577344 color

#577344 rgb(87, 115, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #577344 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.1% green and 26.7% blue (87, 115, 68).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#577344 color codes

HEX	`#577344`
RGB	`rgb(87, 115, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 41%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -19.48, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 29.98, 130.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.104, 14.705, 7.721)`
Decimal	`5731140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577344, 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 #577344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #577344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577344; }
.text { color: #577344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 115 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577344, #447349); }

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Questions

What color is #577344?: #577344 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577344?: The RGB value is 87, 115, 68: 87 red, 115 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577344?: The complementary color is #604473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.