What color is #57775C?

#57775C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57775C?

The RGB value is 87, 119, 92: 87 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57775C?

The complementary color is #775772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57775C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57775C color

#57775C rgb(87, 119, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #57775C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 46.7% green and 36.1% blue (87, 119, 92).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#57775C color codes

HEX	`#57775C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 119, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 46.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -17.41, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 20.71, 147.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.459, 15.992, 12.554)`
Decimal	`5732188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57775C, 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 #57775C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57775C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #57775C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57775c; }
.text { color: #57775c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57775c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 119 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57775c, #57776c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #57775C?: #57775C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57775C?: The RGB value is 87, 119, 92: 87 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57775C?: The complementary color is #775772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57775C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.