What color is #57746F?

#57746F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57746F?

The RGB value is 87, 116, 111: 87 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57746F?

The complementary color is #74575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57746F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57746F color

#57746F rgb(87, 116, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #57746F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (87, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#57746F color codes

HEX	`#57746F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -11.62, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 11.64, 183.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.044, 15.664, 17.372)`
Decimal	`5731439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57746F, 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 #57746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #57746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57746f; }
.text { color: #57746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57746f, #576b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57746F?: #57746F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57746F?: The RGB value is 87, 116, 111: 87 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57746F?: The complementary color is #74575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57746F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.