What color is #577950?

#577950 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 #577950?

The RGB value is 87, 121, 80: 87 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577950?

The complementary color is #725079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577950 color

#577950 rgb(87, 121, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #577950 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green and 31.4% blue (87, 121, 80).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#577950 color codes

HEX	`#577950`
RGB	`rgb(87, 121, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, -20.69, 18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 27.9, 137.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.215, 16.28, 10.087)`
Decimal	`5732688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577950, 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 #577950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #577950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577950; }
.text { color: #577950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 121 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577950, #50795e); }

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Questions

What color is #577950?: #577950 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 #577950?: The RGB value is 87, 121, 80: 87 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577950?: The complementary color is #725079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.