What color is #577B6D?

#577B6D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577B6D?

The RGB value is 87, 123, 109: 87 red, 123 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577B6D?

The complementary color is #7B5765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577B6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577B6D color

#577B6D rgb(87, 123, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #577B6D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 48.2% green and 42.7% blue (87, 123, 109).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#577B6D color codes

HEX	`#577B6D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 123, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 48.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, -15.96, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 16.35, 167.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.773, 17.296, 17.078)`
Decimal	`5733229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577B6D, 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 #577B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #577B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577b6d; }
.text { color: #577b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 123 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577b6d, #57777b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577B6D?: #577B6D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577B6D?: The RGB value is 87, 123, 109: 87 red, 123 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577B6D?: The complementary color is #7B5765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577B6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.