What color is #577976?

#577976 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 #577976?

The RGB value is 87, 121, 118: 87 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577976?

The complementary color is #79575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577976 color

#577976 rgb(87, 121, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #577976 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (87, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#577976 color codes

HEX	`#577976`
RGB	`rgb(87, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, -12.74, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 12.94, 190.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.037, 17.008, 19.679)`
Decimal	`5732726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577976, 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 #577976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #577976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577976; }
.text { color: #577976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577976, #576b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577976?: #577976 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 #577976?: The RGB value is 87, 121, 118: 87 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577976?: The complementary color is #79575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.