What color is #57745E?

#57745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57745E?

The RGB value is 87, 116, 94: 87 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57745E?

The complementary color is #74576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57745E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57745E color

#57745E rgb(87, 116, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #57745E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.5% green and 36.9% blue (87, 116, 94).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#57745E color codes

HEX	`#57745E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 116, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.08, -15.38, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.08, 17.71, 150.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.196, 15.325, 12.903)`
Decimal	`5731422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57745E, 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 #57745E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57745E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #57745E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57745e; }
.text { color: #57745e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57745e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 116 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57745e, #57746d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57745E?: #57745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57745E?: The RGB value is 87, 116, 94: 87 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57745E?: The complementary color is #74576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57745E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.