What color is #577774?

#577774 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577774?

The RGB value is 87, 119, 116: 87 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577774?

The complementary color is #77575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577774 color

#577774 rgb(87, 119, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577774 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 46.7% green and 45.5% blue (87, 119, 116).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#577774 color codes

HEX	`#577774`
RGB	`rgb(87, 119, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 46.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -12.11, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 12.28, 189.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.679, 16.48, 18.98)`
Decimal	`5732212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577774, 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 #577774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #577774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577774; }
.text { color: #577774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 119 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577774, #576a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577774?: #577774 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577774?: The RGB value is 87, 119, 116: 87 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577774?: The complementary color is #77575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.