What color is #577D6E?

#577D6E 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 #577D6E?

The RGB value is 87, 125, 110: 87 red, 125 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577D6E?

The complementary color is #7D5766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577D6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577D6E color

#577D6E rgb(87, 125, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #577D6E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49% green and 43.1% blue (87, 125, 110).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#577D6E color codes

HEX	`#577D6E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 125, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, -16.81, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 17.26, 166.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.078, 17.819, 17.446)`
Decimal	`5733742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577D6E, 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 #577D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #577D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577d6e; }
.text { color: #577d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 125 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577d6e, #57797d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577D6E?: #577D6E 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 #577D6E?: The RGB value is 87, 125, 110: 87 red, 125 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577D6E?: The complementary color is #7D5766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577D6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.