What color is #577E75?

#577E75 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 #577E75?

The RGB value is 87, 126, 117: 87 red, 126 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577E75?

The complementary color is #7E5760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577E75 color

#577E75 rgb(87, 126, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #577E75 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49.4% green and 45.9% blue (87, 126, 117).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#577E75 color codes

HEX	`#577E75`
RGB	`rgb(87, 126, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, -15.73, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 15.74, 178.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.601, 18.232, 19.576)`
Decimal	`5734005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577E75, 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 #577E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #577E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577e75; }
.text { color: #577e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 126 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577e75, #57747e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577E75?: #577E75 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 #577E75?: The RGB value is 87, 126, 117: 87 red, 126 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577E75?: The complementary color is #7E5760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.