What color is #577E6F?

#577E6F 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 #577E6F?

The RGB value is 87, 126, 111: 87 red, 126 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577E6F?

The complementary color is #7E5766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577E6F color

#577E6F rgb(87, 126, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #577E6F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49.4% green and 43.5% blue (87, 126, 111).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#577E6F color codes

HEX	`#577E6F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 126, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, -17.13, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 17.54, 167.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.26, 18.095, 17.777)`
Decimal	`5733999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577E6F, 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 #577E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #577E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577e6f; }
.text { color: #577e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 126 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577e6f, #577a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577E6F?: #577E6F 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 #577E6F?: The RGB value is 87, 126, 111: 87 red, 126 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577E6F?: The complementary color is #7E5766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.