What color is #577555?

#577555 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577555?

The RGB value is 87, 117, 85: 87 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577555?

The complementary color is #735575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577555 color

#577555 rgb(87, 117, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #577555 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.9% green and 33.3% blue (87, 117, 85).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#577555 color codes

HEX	`#577555`
RGB	`rgb(87, 117, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, -17.68, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 22.7, 141.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.931, 15.404, 10.937)`
Decimal	`5731669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577555, 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 #577555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #577555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577555; }
.text { color: #577555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 117 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577555, #557563); }

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Questions

What color is #577555?: #577555 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577555?: The RGB value is 87, 117, 85: 87 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577555?: The complementary color is #735575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.