What color is #577363?

#577363 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577363?

The RGB value is 87, 115, 99: 87 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577363?

The complementary color is #735767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577363?

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.

#577363 color

#577363 rgb(87, 115, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #577363 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.1% green and 38.8% blue (87, 115, 99).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#577363 color codes

HEX	`#577363`
RGB	`rgb(87, 115, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, -13.78, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 14.86, 158.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.313, 15.188, 14.085)`
Decimal	`5731171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577363, 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 #577363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577363 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 #577363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577363; }
.text { color: #577363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 115 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577363, #577371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577363?: #577363 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577363?: The RGB value is 87, 115, 99: 87 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577363?: The complementary color is #735767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577363?: 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.