What color is #577D69?

#577D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577D69?

The RGB value is 87, 125, 105: 87 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577D69?

The complementary color is #7D576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577D69 color

#577D69 rgb(87, 125, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #577D69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49% green and 41.2% blue (87, 125, 105).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#577D69 color codes

HEX	`#577D69`
RGB	`rgb(87, 125, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, -17.92, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 19.12, 159.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.813, 17.713, 16.053)`
Decimal	`5733737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577D69, 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 #577D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #577D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577d69; }
.text { color: #577d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 125 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577d69, #577d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577D69?: #577D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577D69?: The RGB value is 87, 125, 105: 87 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577D69?: The complementary color is #7D576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.