What color is #577562?

#577562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577562?

The RGB value is 87, 117, 98: 87 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577562?

The complementary color is #75576A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577562 color

#577562 rgb(87, 117, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #577562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.9% green and 38.4% blue (87, 117, 98).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#577562 color codes

HEX	`#577562`
RGB	`rgb(87, 117, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, -15.09, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 16.64, 155.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.496, 15.63, 13.911)`
Decimal	`5731682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577562, 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 #577562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #577562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577562; }
.text { color: #577562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 117 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577562, #577571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577562?: #577562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577562?: The RGB value is 87, 117, 98: 87 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577562?: The complementary color is #75576A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.