What color is #577361?

#577361 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577361?

The RGB value is 87, 115, 97: 87 red, 115 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577361?

The complementary color is #735769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577361 color

#577361 rgb(87, 115, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #577361 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.1% green and 38% blue (87, 115, 97).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#577361 color codes

HEX	`#577361`
RGB	`rgb(87, 115, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, -14.2, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 15.7, 154.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.218, 15.15, 13.587)`
Decimal	`5731169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577361, 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 #577361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #577361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577361; }
.text { color: #577361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 115 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577361, #57736f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577361?: #577361 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577361?: The RGB value is 87, 115, 97: 87 red, 115 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577361?: The complementary color is #735769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.