What color is #577D74?

#577D74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577D74?

The RGB value is 87, 125, 116: 87 red, 125 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577D74?

The complementary color is #7D5760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577D74 color

#577D74 rgb(87, 125, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #577D74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49% green and 45.5% blue (87, 125, 116).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#577D74 color codes

HEX	`#577D74`
RGB	`rgb(87, 125, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -15.42, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 15.44, 177.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.415, 17.954, 19.225)`
Decimal	`5733748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577D74, 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 #577D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #577D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577d74; }
.text { color: #577d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 125 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577d74, #57737d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577D74?: #577D74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577D74?: The RGB value is 87, 125, 116: 87 red, 125 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577D74?: The complementary color is #7D5760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.