What color is #57796F?

#57796F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57796F?

The RGB value is 87, 121, 111: 87 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57796F?

The complementary color is #795761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57796F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57796F color

#57796F rgb(87, 121, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #57796F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green and 43.5% blue (87, 121, 111).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#57796F color codes

HEX	`#57796F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 121, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, -14.4, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 14.49, 173.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.636, 16.848, 17.569)`
Decimal	`5732719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57796F, 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 #57796F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57796F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #57796F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57796f; }
.text { color: #57796f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57796f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 121 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57796f, #577279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57796F?: #57796F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57796F?: The RGB value is 87, 121, 111: 87 red, 121 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57796F?: The complementary color is #795761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57796F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.