What color is #577A1C?

#577A1C is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Enchanted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577A1C?

The RGB value is 87, 122, 28: 87 red, 122 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577A1C?

The complementary color is #3F1C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577A1C color

#577A1C rgb(87, 122, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #577A1C is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.8% green and 11% blue (87, 122, 28).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 63% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Forest (#5C821A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#577A1C color codes

HEX	`#577A1C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 122, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 63%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 77%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 77%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, -27.21, 44.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 52.08, 121.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.1, 16.029, 3.607)`
Decimal	`5732892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577A1C, 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 #577A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #577A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577a1c; }
.text { color: #577a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 122 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577a1c, #287a1c); }

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Questions

What color is #577A1C?: #577A1C is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Enchanted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577A1C?: The RGB value is 87, 122, 28: 87 red, 122 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577A1C?: The complementary color is #3F1C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.