What color is #57734B?

#57734B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57734B?

The RGB value is 87, 115, 75: 87 red, 115 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57734B?

The complementary color is #674B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57734B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57734B color

#57734B rgb(87, 115, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #57734B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.1% green and 29.4% blue (87, 115, 75).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#57734B color codes

HEX	`#57734B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 115, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, -18.37, 18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 26.38, 134.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.331, 14.795, 8.914)`
Decimal	`5731147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57734B, 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 #57734B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57734B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #57734B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57734b; }
.text { color: #57734b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57734b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 115 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57734b, #4b7353); }

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Questions

What color is #57734B?: #57734B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57734B?: The RGB value is 87, 115, 75: 87 red, 115 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57734B?: The complementary color is #674B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57734B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.