What color is #577B5B?

#577B5B 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 #577B5B?

The RGB value is 87, 123, 91: 87 red, 123 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577B5B?

The complementary color is #7B5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577B5B color

#577B5B rgb(87, 123, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #577B5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 48.2% green and 35.7% blue (87, 123, 91).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#577B5B color codes

HEX	`#577B5B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 123, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 48.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.19, -19.73, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.19, 23.91, 145.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.901, 16.947, 12.487)`
Decimal	`5733211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577B5B, 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 #577B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #577B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577b5b; }
.text { color: #577b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 123 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577b5b, #577b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #577B5B?: #577B5B 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 #577B5B?: The RGB value is 87, 123, 91: 87 red, 123 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577B5B?: The complementary color is #7B5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.