What color is #577961?

#577961 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577961?

The RGB value is 87, 121, 97: 87 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577961?

The complementary color is #79576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577961 color

#577961 rgb(87, 121, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #577961 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green and 38% blue (87, 121, 97).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#577961 color codes

HEX	`#577961`
RGB	`rgb(87, 121, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, -17.47, 9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 19.8, 151.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.925, 16.564, 13.823)`
Decimal	`5732705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577961, 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 #577961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #577961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577961; }
.text { color: #577961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 121 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577961, #577972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #577961?: #577961 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577961?: The RGB value is 87, 121, 97: 87 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577961?: The complementary color is #79576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.